Based on the novel by {|James Michener|}, this film stars {|William Holden|} as Harry Brubaker, a former military pilot who served in World War II. When he's called back into duty during the Korean conflict, Brubaker is angry, believing he's already served his country and needs to devote himself to his wife Nancy ({|Grace Kelly|}) and their children. However, he accepts his commission and is sent back into action as a pilot, with a special assignment to blow up five strategically crucial bridges in Korean territory. This drama, which focuses on the danger and futility of war, also features {|Frederic March|} as an admiral who respects the tremendous danger of Brubaker's assignment, and {|Mickey Rooney|} as an ill-fated helicopter pilot.