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Duration: 1 hour, 24 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Colonel Dax, the commanding officer of a platoon of French soldiers, is obliged to defend them when they are accused of cowardice in a court martial during World War I.

Contributors

Col. Dax:
Kirk Douglas
Cpl. Philippe Paris:
Ralph Meeker
Gen. George Broulard:
Adolphe Menjou
Gen. Paul Mireau:
George Macready
Lt. Roget:
Wayne Morris
Maj. Saint-Auban:
Richard Anderson