Steve MacKendrick resigns from the US Army after causing the needless death of a fellow officer. Wanting to serve in the war, he enlists as a Canadian in the British 1st Parachute Brigade. He proves himself exceptionally skilled for a recruit, arousing the suspicion of his commanding officer who starts an investigation. He redeems himself during combat. The film was titled "Paratrooper" in the US.
Cast
Alan Ladd
Steve 'Canada' McKendrick
Leo Genn
Major J. Snow
Susan Stephen
Penny Gardner
Harry Andrews
R.S.M.
Donald Houston
Taffy
Anthony Bushell
General Whiting
Patric Doonan
Flash
Stanley Baker
Breton
Lana Morris
Pinky
Tim Turner
Rupert
Anton Diffring
The Pole
Thomas Heathcote
Alf
Carl Duering
Rossi
John Boxer
Flight Sergeant Box
Harry Locke
Medical Orderly
Michael Balfour
American Sergeant
Guido Lorraine
German Officer
Walter Gotell
German Sentry
Crew
Terence Young
Director
Sy Bartlett
Adaptation
Richard Maibaum
Screenplay
Frank S. Nugent
Screenplay
Hilary St George Saunders
Book
Gordon Pilkington
Editor
John Wilcox
Director of Photography
Jack N. Green
Third Assistant Director
Albert R. Broccoli
Producer
Irving Allen
Producer
Robert Day
Camera Operator
Monica Hustler
Hairstylist
Freddie Williamson
Makeup Artist
Bert Ross
Sound Recordist
Cliff Richardson
Special Effects
John Addison
Music
Freda Pearson
Set Decoration
Ray Hearne
Still Photographer
Betty Harley
Script Supervisor
Edward Carrick
Art Direction
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