1 real historical location · France
A 1970 caper film following American soldiers who go AWOL behind German lines in 1944 to steal 16 million dollars in Nazi gold. Part war film, part comedy, it satirises military hierarchy and the American obsession with profit even in wartime.
CinemaMapped has mapped 1 real historical location where the story takes place, spanning France.
Rogue American soldiers behind enemy lines attempt to rob a German-held bank of gold bars. Alsace area, 1944.
Nazi Germany looted an estimated $600 million in gold from occupied countries, most of which was stored in the Reichsbank and distributed to German-held vaults across Europe. After the war, Allied forces recovered mas...
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