April 5, 1943: a battalion of the Foreign Legion arrives in El Ksour, Tunisia, to escort a fortune in gold bars to the home front. A German ambush awaits, and all but four die. Thanks to the street smarts of Sergeant Augagneur, the Legionnaires successfully counter attack. The bank manager and his seductive wife arrive, and so does a German lieutenant, whom the French arrest. Augagneur wants to steal the gold; warrant officer Mahuzard wants to do his duty. A series of alliances form and break apart, the group dwindles in number, and the gold heads south toward Betahoua. But in whose possession?
- Created by
- Henri Verneuil
- Origin
- FR
- TMDB rating
- 6.0 / 10 · 153 votes
Cast
Jean-Paul BelmondoSergeant Pierre Augagneur
Michel ConstantinAdjutant Edouard Mahuzard
Jacques VilleretBrigadier Béral
Michel CretonLegionnaire Boissier
Marie LaforêtHélène Laroche-Fréon
François PerrotFrançois Laroche-Fréon, director of the bank- Gérard BuhrSupply camp officer
Matthias HabichKarl Brenner
Maurice AuzelSoldier Borzik
Pierre SemmlerCaptain Ulrich Dieterle