A US intelligence officer, stationed in Germany, is caught in a political dilemma when the Russians kidnap a young Army private, the son of prominent American businessman. In exchange for the soldier's return, the Russians attempt to barter a trade for an elderly German couple who they want for treason.

• 20th Century Fox
• Gregory Peck
• Broderick Crawford
• Anita Björk
• Rita Gam
• Walter Abel
• Buddy Ebsen
• Max Showalter
• Jill Esmond