[spoilers] Two squads from Lt. Hanley's platoon join forces to take over a Nazi-occupied building; after their success, one of the squads (not Sgt. Saunders') is without a leader. Jackson, a soldier with a repulsive character, considers himself fit to occupy the leadership position until a new sergeant is sent in, but Saunders', whom Lt. Hanley has put in charge, chooses Caje instead. A two-man patrol on the German-occupied vicinities is to be sent out; Caje is assigned to go, and he chooses Jackson to go with him; Jackson, however, holds a mysterious power over Tommy, another private, and has him volunteer in his place.
A great performance by Mike Kellin and a great direction by Vic Morrow perfectly succeed in shaping cinematically the good script by Shirl Hendryx. In case anyone is wondering - and at least one wrong guess is to be found on the Web - Hendryx is male, despite his misleading first name. He was rejected as a WWII combat soldier because of a perforated eardrum, and later enlisted successfully as an ambulance driver. A review of his autobiographical theater play may be read here.
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