Shock Troops
It starts with a surprise … and ends with a shock!
1967 · 1h 51m · APPROVED Drama, Thriller, War
Overview
A French resistance group free twelve soldiers from a German prison camp, but apparently there's an additional detainee among them suspected of being an enemy spy.
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