A BRITISH ARMY OFFICER RESIGNS ON THE EVE OF A CAMPAIGN IN SUDAN TO BE WITH HIS FIANCEE. HIS COMRADES ACCUSE HIM OF COWARDICE & HE LEARNS HIS GIRLFRIEND THINKS THE SAME. HE SETS OUT TO REDEEM HIMSELF WHEN HIS FRIENDS ARE CAPTURED IN BATTLE, DISGUISED AS AN ARAB. STARRING LAURENCE HARVEY, ANTHONY STEEL, RONALD LEWIS, JAMES ROBERTSON JUSTICE, MARY URE, CHRISTOPHER LEE, MICHAEL HORDERN.