although there be a lot of familiar television name associate with a man call sledge and there be nothing extraordinary about the film itself or about any of the performance . in fact and the only thing that distinguish it from a 1960 70 television series like the rat patrol be a big cast and a lot more violence . james garner be the big star and apparently think he should try to break away from all the light comedy stuff he have be do ( maverick and support your local sheriff gunfighter etc . ) . unfortunately his earthy likability work against him and a sledge be a humorless character write to cash in on the popularity of clint eastwood spaghetti western character . but eastwood stuff be not this flat and uninteresting . i suppose that a man call sledge could be classify a a spaghetti western although the pacing be too slow to really fit that sub genre . fan of the slow pace combat television series will feel an instant connection a vic morrow direct the film and co write the script with frank kowalski . throw in some then trendy slow mo shot and cross dissolve and which call attention to themselves rather than serve a story tell purpose . the plot be the standard big heist thing ( insert the war wagon here ) with sledge plot how to heist a $ 300 and 000 gold shipment . his gang include claude akins and dennis weaver . the problem be that while on the move the shipment be guard by 40 outrider and while stop it be lock in a vault inside the territorial prison . i think there be an episode of alias smith and jones with the same plot . the story would make a decent hour of television but get old very fast a a very padded feature length film . garner do not allow any of his charm to leak into his characterization and the film do not generate enough suspense to hold a viewer interest . the thing finally crash and burn shortly after the heist when the gang engage in a contrived and totally illogical card game . then again and what do i know . i be only a child .