二战期间,在意大利南部的一个村庄,两名美军士兵因罪被判处死刑。在行刑时,遭到德军的突袭,两名死囚和一名负责行刑的一个年轻的中尉成为幸存者,中尉的胆怯受到两名死囚的嘲讽,当面对纳粹的暴行,三人不惜牺牲生命投入到保护村民,抵抗德军的战斗中...An inexperienced American lieutenant and two American prisoners are the only force standing between advancing German troops and an Italian town that was "freed" by the trio.