Cliff Robertson portrays Lawson, an American serviceman tasked with guiding a group of fatigued British soldiers through jungle terrain on a mission aimed at dismantling a Japanese radio station. The men aren't lacking courage, but led by Michael Caine’s character, Tosh, they express a sense of weariness regarding the unending nature of their duties. They question whether their actions have any real impact. The film …

During 1942, British forces maintain a position at the southernmost point of an island controlled by Japanese soldiers in the Philippines; a group is dispatched to eliminate a radio located on the northern side of the island. Michael Caine portrays a difficult private within the unit, and Denholm Elliott appears as the patrol’s leader alongside Cliff Robertson playing an American Lieutenant. “Too Late the Hero,” r…