
Time after time, soldiers of the Italian Army are forced to leave their mountain trenches in attempts to storm an enemy fortress, always with the same disastrous results. As casualties mount, indignation spreads among the rank and file. Disturbed by his superiors' decisions, Lieutenant Sassu is led to question the purpose of war and reconsider where his real duties lie.
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Mark Frechette as Lt. Sassu

Alain Cuny as Gen. Leone

Gian Maria Volonté as Lt. Ottolenghi

Giampiero Albertini as Capt. Abbati

Pier Paolo Capponi as Lt. Santini

Franco Graziosi as Maj. Malchiodi

Mario Feliciani as Colonel Doctor

Alberto Mastino as Soldier Marrasi

Brunetto Del Vita as Col. Stringari

Nino Vingelli as Wounded Soldier from Naples

Zdravko Smojver as Sergeant

Antonio Pavan as Lt. Pavan

Emilio Bonucci as Soldier

Franco Acampora as Soldier

Luigi Pignatelli as Lt. Avellini

Spartaco Conversi as Lieutenant

Maurizio Mastino as Scout Soldier

Daria Nicolodi as Nurse

Bruno Pischiutta as Bayonet Soldier

Gianni Pulone as Wounded Soldier from Rome

Franca Sciutto as

William Conroy as Italian Soldier (uncredited)

Francesco D'Adda as Military Doctor (uncredited)

Stavros Tornes as General's Aide (uncredited)
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