Following the Battle of Jena in 1806 as the French armies commanded by Napoleon overrun Prussia, a small detachment of Prussian troops take up position in a windmill and resolve fight to the last man to hold them off for as long as possible. Meanwhile, the windmill owner's daughter chooses to stay and fight alongside them.
Director: Curtis Bernhardt
Writer: Heinz Goldberg, Ludwig von Wohl, Henry Koster
Director of Photography: Günther Krampf
Producer: Joe May