During World War II a small German squad was assigned to the task of carrying a shipment of Nazi gold across the African desert. Ambushed by Allied forces, only one soldier survived the confrontation.

Years later this American GI is murdered by a German treasure hunter intent on locating the stash. The soldier's erstwhile son swears revenge and heads to Africa to locate the killer and the loot. However, both are soon terrified by the dangers that surround the gold...