American International Pictures distributed this obscure drama about five US soldiers stranded behind enemy lines in the deserts of Tunisia.
They have no radio communication and are hopelessly lost. A lone plane flaying over the area opens fire and kills one of the men early on,but the others can take no time to bury their fallen comrade.
Wally Campo stars as Pvt. Russo, one of the lost men and one who always is trying to find a match to light his cigar with. Slowly, one by one the men are killed by German soldiers disguised as Americans and by a hidden machine gun pit in the middle of a mine field.
The final confrontation between Russo and Lt. Mas Schlechter (Brandon Carroll) is a very well filmed and acted scene. I liked this film a lot, and hope that more people get a chance to see it.
AIP picked this up for distribution and it's sad that this is so rarely seen. The relatively unknown cast makes the drama even that much more real as almost everyone can identify with the protagonists.
I'm glad I finally got the chance to see this film after reading about it for many years. The film runs only 64 minutes.
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