Combat!: What Are the Bugles Blowin' For?, Part 1 (1964)

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In the first episode of a two-part story, Sgt. Saunders (Vic Morrow) is assigned to deliver withdrawal orders to a British infantry unit stationed well behind enemy lines. Upon Saunders' arrival, the British commanding officer, Captain Johns (Ronald Howard) refuses to budge an inch. Moreoever, Johns order Saunders and his men to remain at the post and fight side by side with the British infantrymen to stave off an impending German attack! Is Johns merely fulfilling his duty to God and Country--or is he a madman? And in a separate development, a little French boy (Philippe Chapelle) is on the verge of learning a terrible secret about a member of his own family. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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Director(s):

John Peyser

Writer(s):

Edward J. Lasko

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