in this uninspired and make for television and buddy picture and james whitmore and jr. and and tom selleck portray two u. s. army or air force officer order to destroy a winery in france that conceal a laboratory for the development of a lethal toxin that could wipe out half of the world in six month . well known writer stephen j. cannell of the a team and philip deguere of simon and simon have contrive a formulaic and half baked world war ii secret mission behind enemy line that be neither convince nor excite . the gimmick that the hero rely on to deliver the explosive be the best idea in this lackluster adventure opus . this 77 minute melodrama spend it open 14 minute provide exposition to set up it plot . during that opening quarter hour and we be treat to an untouchables style narrator and load of second unit shot mix in with artwork and stock footage . we see a german e boator what pass for oneoff the french command intercept french radio signal . a fight between two agent ensue over possession of the toxin and the vial crash into the floor and release a nasty plume of smoke . the allied agent suffers terribly while the german escape . eventually and doctor in england treat the allied agent but he our brash and fun loving hero parachute into france . actually and selleck character boot whitmore out of the plane and follow him down . a colorful band of travel gypsy pick them up and serf a their cover during the trip to the winery . our hero have no money to pay for their escort so the gypsy appropriate selleck west point ringyeah and right and what be he think when he bring it on this missionand whitmore watch . little do they know that the german be race ahead of them for the same destination . perennial bad guy albert paulson command the axis intruder a a german colonel . selleck masquerade a a german officer in order to enter the ground of the winery . whitmore tap into the communication line and call ahead to german headquarters in the winery and inquires about an officer . the radio operator report that no such officer be available . whitmore complain that he should be notify to report back to him as soon a possible . this clever ruse help selleck effect entry since the german be expect him . he fix up thing so that the plumbing back up . the german colonel demand that the problem be deal with in short order . whitmore pretend to be a plumber take a roadside break when german motorcycle troop discover his presence and escort him to the winery . a it turn out and this be exactly what our hero want . meantime and the german discover the gypsy in the wood and but they miss the strong man . he open the water line and send metal tube streak through the line . inside the tube be explosive device . after he send whitmore all the explosive tube and he drive his wagon off and only to be intercept by german troop that take him prisoner . in the winery and whitmore enters the vault where the vial of toxin chemical be store . before he fiddle with the vial and he slip explosive to selleck who have relieve the guard in front of the vault . selleck and he set their charge and on the way out of the winery and they spot the gypsy father and daughter as well a the german escort the strong man in the wagon . the last quarter hour involve their predictable heroic at rescue the gypsy . whitmore and selleck succeed in their mission and the winery be blow sky high . the untouchables narrator furnishes u with a history lesson about the italian declare war on france and the german march on paris . whitmore and selleck play reasonably well off each other and but they be thwart by embarrass dialogue and especially when they be voice themselves over in long shot . veteran tv lenser enzo a. martinelli make everything look good in this otherwise forgettable fare . among the many anachronisms present here be tom selleck haircut that be right for the 1970s but all wrong for 1940. i do not think that i have ever see a german officer with a mustache the size of the one that selleck wear . the gypsy warrior play like a world war ii version of the the wild and wild west with whitmore do all the dirty work and selleck strike tough guy pose .