Character Relationship Map: Brass Target

Characters

• Mara (played by Sophia Loren) — protagonist

  De Lucca's former girlfriend who assists him in tracking down the corrupt officers behind the gold robbery and Patton's assassination.

• Maj. Joe De Lucca (played by John Cassavetes) — protagonist

  OSS major initially suspected by Patton, he launches his own investigation to expose the corrupt officers and prevent the general's assassination.

• Shelley Martin Webber (played by Max von Sydow) — supporting

  Professional assassin hired by corrupt officers to kill Patton; poses as a soldier and is ultimately killed by De Lucca.

• Gen. George S. Patton (played by George Kennedy) — supporting

  General who orders the transport of Nazi gold, initiates an investigation into its theft, and is assassinated by Webber in a staged traffic accident.

• Lucky Luciano (played by Lee Montague) — supporting
• Col. Donald Rogers (played by Robert Vaughn) — supporting
• Gen. Stackwood (played by Bob Cunningham) — minor
• Gen. Ostranov (played by Reinhold Olszewski) — minor
• Hilde (played by Claudia Butenuth) — minor
• Lt. Rowan (played by Brad Harris) — minor
• Herr Wohler (played by Osman Ragheb) — minor
• Frank Ferraro (played by Alan Tilvern) — minor
• Herr Schroeder (played by Sigfrit Steiner) — minor
• Carberry (played by John Junkin) — minor
• Capt. Levy (played by Hal Galili) — minor
• Shelley (played by Bernard Horsfall) — minor
• Col. Mike McCauley (played by Patrick McGoohan) — supporting

  De Lucca's old wartime commander currently residing in a requisitioned German castle.

• Col. Robert Dawson (played by Bruce Davison) — supporting
• Col. Walter Gilchrist (played by Edward Herrmann) — supporting
• Col. Stewart (played by Ed Bishop) — supporting

Story Analysis

A post-WWII thriller tracking a conspiracy to steal Nazi gold and assassinate a general, resolved through relentless pursuit and confrontation.

Plot Progression

1. The Stolen Fortune
2. Chasing the Assassin
3. The Highway Ambush
4. Justice in the Ruins