by Hal Erickson
synopsis
Saunders (Vic Morrow) hitches a ride with an Army truck driver named Mickey Shay (played by pop singer Bobby Rydell). When the truck has a blowout in enemy territory, Saunders does his best to hold off the surrounding Germans while Shay changes tires. Thus begins a bizarre motorized "duel a mort" between Saunders and the relentless German tank commander (Hans Difflipp).