Starring: George Peppard , Michael York
Directed by: Charles Jarrot
Written by: Jack Higgins
Author Jack Higgins keeps you guessing right to the end of this action-packed mini-series, based on his best-selling thriller. Steel your nerves for hours of nail-biting suspense, starring George Peppard , Emmy® Award-nominated Michael York, David Birney and Deborah Raffin .
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Author Jack Higgins keeps you guessing right to the end of this action-packed mini-series, based on his best-selling thriller. In the tense days before the Normandy Invasion, US Navy Colonel Hugh Kelso possesses highly secret information about D-Day plans. When he washes ashore on the German-held island of Jersey, Allied special agents must stage a covert rescue to save his life-or end it-before the Germans can learn his vital secret. Steel your nerves for hours of nail-biting suspense, starring George Peppard (The A-Team, Breakfast at Tiffany's), Emmy® Award-nominated Michael York (Austin Powers films, Cabaret, The Forsyte Saga), David Birney (The Adams Chronicles) and Deborah Raffin (Touched by Love). As seen on A&E.
| Col. Harry Martineau/Max Vogel | --- | George Peppard |
| Field Marshall Erwin Rommel/Corporal Berger | --- | Michael York |
| Brig. Dougal Munro | --- | John Mills |
| Sara Drayton | --- | Deborah Raffin |
| Hugh Kelso | --- | David Birney |
| Alan Stacey | --- | John Standing |
| Hélène de Ville | --- | Andrea Ferréol |
| Sean Gallagher | --- | Niall O’Brien |
| Maj. Hecker | --- | George Mikell |
| Hofer | --- | Gottfried John |
| Mary Vibert | --- | Kim Weeks |
| Greiser | --- | Vincent Grass |
| Col. Kaufman | --- | Michael Sarne |
| Sgt. Kelly | --- | Paul Antrim |
| Col. Halder | --- | Demeter Bitenc |
| Lt. Marks | --- | Keith Edwards |
| Capt. Carter | --- | Richard Heffer |
| U.S. Tank Sergeant | --- | Mac McDonald |
Written by Jack Higgins
Screenplay by Bennett Cohen
Directed by Charles Jarrot
Original Music by Vladimir Cosma
Cinematography by Jean-Paul Rabie, Jean Rabier