The Last Chance

The Last Chance

PG-13 1945 · 113 min · ★ 6.0 · Drama, War

Escaping a Nazi prison train in war-torn Italy, an American and a British soldier set out for the Swiss border and find themselves leading a multi-national party of refugees for the Italian underground.

Directed by Leopold Lindtberg · Written by Elizabeth Montagu

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