克拉(🆓)克．(✒)盖(gài )博饰(📼)演的凯西司令官(guān )，为阻挠(náo )破坏(huài )德(dé )国研制一种新(🎗)式飞机，不顾(🌰)国会(🔬)一些议员反(💤)对，准备对(👋)德国秘(mì )密研制(zhì )基地进行攻击(jī )。他知道(👑)为了(le )打赢此次大战(👁)，必须(✳)派手下(🛹)的(de )军队(🚥)对(duì )德军进(jìn )(📞)行一次(cì )自(zì )杀式的攻击(jī )，他应该如何决定？本片(piàn )改(💞)编(biān )自战后的(🧚)卖座舞(🥁)台剧，对战争(😞)中的政(❔)治动作内(🎛)幕提(㊗)出(chū )(🥎)相当(dāng )深刻(🙂)的自(zì )省。萨(sà )姆．(🤠)伍德的导演(👓)手(shǒu )法紧凑有(🎾)力，掌握住对白的戏剧张(🤲)力却(⛳)不(bú )会使(shǐ )场(chǎng )面流于呆板的舞(wǔ )台(tái )化，加上一群演技精湛的男星卖(mài )力演出，娱乐效(xiào )果相当高。
　　(🤷)General Dennis of the US Force in England in World War II finds that he must order his planes deeper and deeper into Germany to prevent the production of military jet planes that will turn the tide of battle to the Germans. He must fight congressmen, and his own chain of command to win the political battle before he can send his planes out. His problem is complicated by a very narrow window of good weather necessary to allow his effort to be successful. Adapted from a stage play, it attempts to look at the challenges of command in the political arena.