Directed by:
Guy HamiltonCinematography:
Giuseppe RotunnoComposer:
Nino RotaCast:
David Niven, Michael Wilding, Alberto Sordi, Harry Andrews, Ronald Fraser, Amedeo Nazzari, Bernard Cribbins, Michael Trubshawe, David Opatoshu, Duncan Macrae (more)Plots(1)
During World War II, a plane full of RAF fighter crashes in the Ethiopian desert and they are met upon by an enemy Italian patrol that allows them to go free. But, when the Brits are given orders to attack the Italians, lots of problems ensue. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![David Niven](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/381/164381895_5cdfb0.png)
David Niven
UK
Best movies:
Murder by Death (1976)
The Brain (1969)
The Dawn Patrol (1938)
![Michael Wilding](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271488_066315.jpg)
Michael Wilding
UK
Best movies:
Waterloo (1970)
The World of Suzie Wong (1960)
Stage Fright (1950)
![Alberto Sordi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270701_1ed975.jpg)
Alberto Sordi
Italy
Best movies:
![Harry Andrews](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/653/164653269_647743.jpg)
Harry Andrews
UK
Best movies:
The Hill (1965)
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
The Medusa Touch (1978)
![Ronald Fraser](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/126/158126142_d87370.jpg)
Ronald Fraser
UK
Best movies:
The V.I.P.s (1963)
The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)
Let Him Have It (1991)
![Amedeo Nazzari](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/421/421328_bb4d92.jpg)
Amedeo Nazzari
Italy
Best movies:
Nights of Cabiria (1957)
The Sicilian Clan (1969)
The Valachi Papers (1972)
![Bernard Cribbins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/674/158674186_5afa96.jpg)
Bernard Cribbins
UK
Best movies:
The Water Babies (1978)
The World of Suzie Wong (1960)
Frenzy (1972)
![David Opatoshu](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/144/160144808_3dd323.jpg)
David Opatoshu
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Flash Gordon: The Greatest Adventure of All (1982) (TV movie)
![Duncan Macrae](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/353/160353581_b05cec.jpg)
Duncan Macrae
UK
Best movies:
Our Man in Havana (1959)
The Best of Enemies (1961)
Tunes of Glory (1960)
![Aldo Giuffrè](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/739/160739556_efccc7.jpg)
Aldo Giuffrè
Italy
Best movies:
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (1963)
It Happened in the Park (1953)
Bruno Cattaneo
Italy
Best movies:
Under the Sign of Scorpio (1969)
The Best of Enemies (1961)
Somewhere Beyond Love (1974)
Ignazio Dolce
Italy
Best movies:
The Best of Enemies (1961)
The Colossus of Rhodes (1961)
The Last Days of Pompeii (1959)
Robert Desmond
UK
Best movies:
The Great Escape (1963)
Indiscreet (1958)
Sink the Bismarck! (1960)
Alessandro Ninchi
Italy
Best movies:
A Tailor's Maid (1957)
The Best of Enemies (1961)
Noel Harrison
UK
Best movies:
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders (1965)
The Best of Enemies (1961)
Where the Spies Are (1966)