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Leaving the island of San Quinto , marked by revolutionary struggles, soldier-of-fortune Peter von Houten barely escapes a firing squad. He is pardoned and is to be deported on a scheduled flight en route from Mexico City to
Bermuda. The San Quinto military government, however, forces the airliner
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