Master Sgt. Albert Callan is a war hero and a no-nonsense leader who reforms his previously mismanaged military base. Although Callan seems collected, he struggles as a closeted homosexual. When the sergeant becomes obsessed with his handsome clerk, Tom Swanson, he even disrupts the young man's relationship with his French girlfriend, Solange. Since Swanson isn't receptive to Callan's advances, it creates major tension between the two men.
Rod Steiger
as MSgt. Albert Callan
John Phillip Law
as Pfc. Tom Swanson
Ludmila Mikaël
as Solange
Frank Latimore
as Capt. Loring
Elliott Sullivan
as Pop Henneken
Ronald Rubin
as Cpl. Cowley
Philip Roye
as Aldous Brown
Jerry Brouer
as Sgt. Komski
Memphis Slim
as Nightclub Singer
Nadine Alari
as Solange's Mother (uncredited)
Gabriel Gascon
as Paul (uncredited)
