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Tarnished Heroes

According to the officer's handbook, 'an officer will perform whatever task confronts him with whatever men are available' and for Major Bell the men in question are drunks, thieves and deserters. With the German army closing in on his company's position, Major Bell undertakes a suicidal mission to blow up a bridge of strategic importance to the enemy. His only help will come in the form of a rag-tag band of army rejects who must become heroes if they are to fulfil their mission and come back alive.

Top Cast

  • Dermot Walsh

    Dermot Walsh

    Major Roy Bell

  • Anton Rodgers

    Anton Rodgers

    Private Donald Conyers

  • Patrick McAlinney

    Patrick McAlinney

    Private Timothy Reilly

  • Hugh David

    Hugh David

    Private Walter Hoyt

  • Brian Peck

    Brian Peck

    Private Bernard White

  • Max Butterfield

    Max Butterfield

    Private Anthony Burton

  • Richard Carpenter

    Richard Carpenter

    Private Frederick Burton

  • Sheila Whittingham

    Sheila Whittingham

    Josette

  • John Scott

    John Scott

    Colonel Moreton

Overview

According to the officer's handbook, 'an officer will perform whatever task confronts him with whatever men are available' and for Major Bell the men in question are drunks, thieves and deserters. With the German army closing in on his company's position, Major Bell undertakes a suicidal mission to blow up a bridge of strategic importance to the enemy. His only help will come in the form of a rag-tag band of army rejects who must become heroes if they are to fulfil their mission and come back alive.

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