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In 1944, in eastern part of China, U.S.Army Major Baldwin and his volunteer team of demolition engineers are left behind the retreating Chinese forces. Their task is to slow down the Japanese advance into eastern China by blowing up bridges, roads, airfields and munitions dumps. They start by blowing up an American airfield and ammo dump. They receive the order to destroy a vital bridge over a mountain pass.The team uses a few army trucks to move around. At the bridge, they encounter a Nationalist Chinese Army unit in charge of guarding the bridge. Thanks to an American soldier who speaks some Chinese, Major Baldwin requests the permission, from the Chinese commander, to blow up the bridge.The Chinese colonel agrees but asks the American Major to do him a favor by also destroying a munitions dump located at some distance away.He also requests that Madame Sue-Mei Hung, the widow of a Chinese colonel, be transported by the American demolition team to the nearest major town.

Flaming skies... blasted earth... the touch of love!

Genres: Drama, War

Starring: James Stewart, Lisa Lu, Glenn Corbett

Released: June 15, 1960

Runtime: 102.0

Popularity Rating: 0.224

William Goetz Productions

United States of America

Maj. Baldwin James Stewart
Madame Sue-Mei Hung Lisa Lu
Collins Glenn Corbett
Sgt. 'Mike' Michaelson Harry Morgan
Col. Kwan Frank Silvera
Niergaard James Best
Sgt. Miller Rudy Bond
Prince Mike Kellin
Sgt. Ballo Frank Maxwell
Major Lewis Eddie Firestone
Gen. Loomis Eddie Firestone
Col. Li Leo Chen
Chinese Colonel Peter Chong
Chinese General P.C. Lee

Art — Production Design: Cary Odell
Art — Set Decoration: Sidney Clifford
Art — Set Decoration: William F. Calvert
Camera — Director of Photography: Burnett Guffey
Directing — Director: Daniel Mann
Editing — Editor: Edward Curtiss
Production — Producer: William Goetz
Sound — Original Music Composer: Jerome Moross
Writing — Novel: Theodore H. White
Writing — Writer: Alfred Hayes