在这部最佳敌人喜剧/战争/冒险片中,二次世界大战初期，英军和义军在东非伊索比亚交战，两个敌对的军官经过连串战事之后学到了彼此尊重。这是以识英雄重英雄为主题的战争喜剧，编导虽有意对战争加以讽刺，无奈所表现的态度显得优柔寡断，以至其观点虚浮乏无力。不过，两名主角的演出很好，娱乐性不俗
In 1941 the Italian and British forces face one another.Italian army Captain Blasi and his troops capture a British army Major Richardson and his pilot when their scout plane crashes. The Italians allow the two British prisoners to escape. A desperate Captain Blasi decides to allow Major Richardson escape in return for Richardson's word that he will try and persuade his superiors to allow Captain Blasi and his Italian unit retreat without any difficulties or further harassment. O his return the British major is assigned to take his squadron and attack the fort his captors were retreating to. the British Major with a superior British unit takes Captain Blasi and his men prisoner but they slip away. the British abandon their vehicles to give chase on foot and the Native troops with the Italians slip back and burn the vehicles. the fire results in both the British and Italian troops seeking refuge on an island in the middle of a lake. The Italians surrender to the British so they will ...
