PLOT

Toward the end of the Second World War, the American forces in Germany are transporting a rich booty, the gold reserves of the Third Reich. The train carrying this immense treasure is attacked by a squad of commandoes and ail the men of the escort guard are killed. There is general dismay among ail the Allied forces. A high-ranking Soviet official accuses General Patton of having planned the undertaking, but Patton, indignant over this slanderous accusation, decides to conduct the inquiry himself. He therefore entrusts the investigation to Major Joe DeLucca, since the methods used by the commando squad appear oddly similar to those used by DeLucca himself in the course of sabotage operations against the Germans in Italy In fact the person really responsible for the gold heist is Colonel Rogers, one of DeLucca’s closest collaborators. DeLucca, with the help of Mara, a Polish friend of his, manages to unmask the real guilty party. (Enrico Lancia)
Story: from the novel ‘The Algonquin Project’ by Frederick Nolan.

CREDITS

Photography (Panavision, Metrocolor):
Tony Imi
Music:
Laurence Rosenthal
Costume design:
Monika Bauert
Makeup Artist:
Uschi Borsche
Still Photographer:
Graham Attwood
Production:
Arthur Lewis and Berle Adams for M.G.M. (USA)