sentences:  In the aftermath of a big battle during World War II, US Brigadier General Charles Lane (Kent Smith), Master Sergeant Murphy "Murph" Savage (Glenn Ford), and Corporal Chan Derby (Red Buttons) find themselves cut off behind enemy lines.The general takes over a farmhouse belonging to annoyed Frenchwoman Simone (Taina Elg).Lane determines that there is a gap in the German lines and decides to organize a defense from whatever stragglers he can gather together.