Rick stars in a tense story directed by Robert Altman.
Elen Willard is a fresh face as a British nurse who briefly serves as romantic interest for Rick, who in a cheerful, "handsome leading man" role for a change, compared to his usual no-nonsense performances. Alex Davion guest stars as a gruff British lieutenant with a chip on his shoulder (anti-American mode). He's a real jerk in the setup, paying off dramatically when the story gets dead serious.
An unexploded bomb needs defusing, and Davion is the expert who can do the job. It's a time bomb that landed in a church, and Davion takes over, bossing everyone else around. Just his luck, Rick is trapped in the wreckage of the church, putting his life a risk as Davion prepares to detonate rather than defuse the bomb.
Instead of relying on gimmicks, Altman uses the sharp dialogue between Rick and Davion to sustain and accelerate the story's suspense.
Elen Willard is a fresh face as a British nurse who briefly serves as romantic interest for Rick, who in a cheerful, "handsome leading man" role for a change, compared to his usual no-nonsense performances. Alex Davion guest stars as a gruff British lieutenant with a chip on his shoulder (anti-American mode). He's a real jerk in the setup, paying off dramatically when the story gets dead serious.
An unexploded bomb needs defusing, and Davion is the expert who can do the job. It's a time bomb that landed in a church, and Davion takes over, bossing everyone else around. Just his luck, Rick is trapped in the wreckage of the church, putting his life a risk as Davion prepares to detonate rather than defuse the bomb.
Instead of relying on gimmicks, Altman uses the sharp dialogue between Rick and Davion to sustain and accelerate the story's suspense.