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Combat!•Season 2•Episode 4

The Long Way Home (1)

8.5/10 · 143 votesOct 8, 196360 min

Ranked #12 of 32 in Season 2•+0.2 vs season avg

Returning from patrol, Saunders and his men are captured by a platoon of German SS. They take the squad back to their base to be interrogated by their commander, an SS Captain played by Richard Basehart. Simon Oakland also guest stars as an American sergeant

Directed byTed Post

Written byEdward J. Lakso

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Seasons5

Season 2 Episodes32

Bridge at Chalons

Bridgehead

Masquerade

E4 8.5Now viewing

The Long Way Home (1)

The Long Way Home (2)

The Wounded Don't Cry

Doughboy

Glow Against the Sky

The Little Jewel

A Distant Drum

Anatomy of a Patrol

Ambush

Barrage

Thunder from the Hill

The Party

Gideon's Army

The Pillbox

The General and the Sergeant

Eyes of the Hunter

The Hostages

Mail Call

Counter-Punch

A Silent Cry

The Hunter still

The Hunter

What Are the Bugles Blowin' For? (1)

What Are the Bugles Blowin' For? (2)

Weep No More

The Short Day of Private Putnam

Rescue

Command

Infant of Prague

The Glory Among Men

Cast8

Rick Jason

Rick Jason

Lieutenant Gil Hanley

Vic Morrow

Vic Morrow

Sergeant Chip Saunders

Jack Hogan

Jack Hogan

William G. Kirby

P

Pierre Jalbert

Paul "Caje" Lemay

C

Conlan Carter

Doc

D

Dick Peabody

Little John

Tom Lowell

Tom Lowell

Billy Nelson

S

Steven Rogers

Doc Walton

Crew3

Ted Post

Ted Post

Director

E

Edward J. Lakso

Writer

B

Bobby Somers

Stunts

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Episode Summary

"The Long Way Home (1)" is episode 4 of Combat! season 2. It scored 8.5/10 from 143 votes, ranking #12 of 32 episodes this season (season average 8.3). Directed by Ted Post and written by Edward J. Lakso, it aired on October 8, 1963.

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