Fireball Forward

Fireball Forward is a 1972 American TV movie. It was directed by Marvin J. Chomsky and written by Edmund H. North. It was produced by Frank McCarthy who called it "son of Patton": it follows a hard luck Army division in 1944 France, and the General who must lick it into shape. The film was a pilot for a proposed TV series.[1]

Fireball Forward
Directed byMarvin J. Chomsky
Produced byFrank McCarthy
Written byEdmund H. North
Starring
Distributed by20th Century Fox Television
Release date
  • May 5, 1972 (1972-05-05)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

After D-Day the Maj. General Joe Barret (Ben Gazzara), was decorated with Distinguished Service Cross medal, after that, Gen. Omar Bradley transfers him to 14th Division due to poor performance in battle.

Barret found the 14th Division with a bad combat record, lack of morale and discipline. After two disastrous battles against the German army, Barret discovers that he has a mole who turns out to be the head of the French Resistance, Jean Duval (Ricardo Montalbán), Barret learned through Sgt. Collins (Morgan Paull), that before each battle the enemy knew their strategy.

Once Barret discovered the spy, the 14th Division won the next battle and clean all the way to Gen. Patton to Berlin.

Cast
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References
  1. Fireball' With a Touch of 'Patton' Smith, Cecil. Los Angeles Times 29 Feb 1972: g12.
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