在这部撒哈拉分队战争片中,二战北非战役期间，英军中士杰克沃森带领着一支由八名士兵组成的陆军巡逻队，在利比亚沙漠中侦查巡逻，途中车队被德军摧毁，巡逻队被困在沙漠的要塞里。为了生存他们必须抵御意大利和德国军队对要塞的围困，用有限的弹药和自己的智慧抵抗意、德军队的攻击，坚持援军的到来。
The Nine men of the title are a British WWII Army patrol stuck in a desert fort during the African campaign. The Men must defend the fort against the Italian and German troops until they cam be relieved.
