Set during the final days of WWII when the Allied army and Russian troops invaded Germany , there an American commando led by Lee Mitchell : Stuart Whitman is assigned a dangerous trek to enter a military base and take a scientist . As the brave commando dressed in German uniforms race against time to free a rocket scientist called Von Heineken : Pinkas Braun . Later on , they escape while are pursued both the Nazi army and Russian troops that want to take the prestigious scientific for their own purports .
Run-of-the-mill Warlike movie with nothing special , packing pursuits , crossfire , bombing , and boastful escapades . This is one of many films produced by the Brit Oakmont Production along with : "Hell Boats" , "Attack on the Iron Coast" , "The Thousand Plane Raid" , "Submarine X1" , "Mosquito Squadron" , all of them made in medium budgets and mingling stock footage here and there . As well as following in the wake of the 60s classics , such as : "When the Eagles dare" , "Navarone Guns" , "Tobruk" , "Dirty Dozen" . As always , there is the regular suicide mission to be executed by a commando to carry it out behind the enemy lines , while suffering throughout lots of obstacles , attacks , aerial bombing and other risked inconvenient dangers and drawbacks . Behind Enemy Lines ...Nothing could stand in their Way ! They lied Their Way in ....They must fight their Way Out ! .
The motion picture filmed in Munich , Bavaria, Germany , was professionally directed by Walter Grauman , though with neither much interest , nor originaly , but mere artificiality and routine , though maintaining spectacular images enough to keep things interesting . Apparently , director Grauman worked on the film's original screenplay with writer/producer John C. Champion but uncredited for such . Walter Grauman was an artisan whose works remain undervalued in USA , directing mostly TV episodes and occassionally for cinema , making the following ones : "Nightmare on the 13th Floor" , "Outrage" , "Scene of the Crime" , "Pleasure palace" , "To race the Wind" , "Are you in the house alone ?" , "The Streets of San Francisco" , "Most Wanted" , "Force five" , "Manhunter" , "Paper Man", "Lady in Cage" and directing another warfare flick in similar style : "833 Squadron" . Rating : 4.5/10 , Mediocre and so-so . Only for WWII hardcore enthusiasts and fans of the recently deceased actor Stuart Whitman who had a long and uneven career . The movie isn't a classic by any means , but not a turkey either , being a passable cool time-waster for wartime stories .
