The read
It runs a compact 1h 4m.
Synopsis
During World War II, a squad of five American soldiers become lost in Tunisia and are killed one by one in fights with German units. Finally only one man, Private Russo, is left, in the midst of a mine field, together with a German officer, locked in a stalemate. Russo has water, while the German claims to have a map revealing the mine positions. So Russo agrees to swap water for the map, but the German officer tries to double-cross him. This was Burt Topper's debut film, made on 16mm on weekends together with some friends in Indio, California. It was also Wally Campo's debut film, as well as script supervisor Joyce King's.
Ratings
IMDb4.9/10
5 audience votes
Key crew
- Burt TopperDirector
- Burt TopperWriter
Cast
- Wally CampoPrivate Russo
- Brandon CarrollLt. Mas Schlechter
- Fred GavlinSergeant Clemens
- Gregg StewartPrivate Nelson
- Leon SchrierPrivate Roth
- Cecil AddisPvt. Lippy
- Jack B. SowardsGerman Lieutenant in American Uniform
- Robert B. WilliamsGerman in American Uniform
- Ben BigelowHQ Radioman Calvin
- Don ChambersUS Headquarters Captain
- Larry ShuttleworthSgt. Collins
- Dick WalshGerman Foxhole Machine Gunner
Stills
Themes
world war iitunisia