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The Devil's Brigade is a american film of genre Drama directed by Andrew V. McLaglen released in USA on 15 may 1968 with William Holden
The Devil's Brigade (1968)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 15 may 1968
Length 2h10
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen
OriginUSA
Themes Political films
Rating66%
The Devil's Brigade is a 1968 American war film based on the 1966 book of the same name co-written by American novelist and historian Robert H. Adleman and Col. George Walton, a member of the brigade.
The film recounts the formation, training, and first mission of the 1st Special Service Force, a joint American-Canadian commando unit, known as the Devil's Brigade. The film dramatizes the Brigade's first mission in the Italian Campaign, the task of capturing what had been an impregnable Nazi mountain stronghold, Monte la Difensa.
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American Lieutenant Colonel Robert T. Frederick is summoned to Britain where he is authorized by Admiral Louis Mountbatten to raise a commando force comprising both American and Canadian personnel for operations in Norway. Back in the U.S. Frederick receives his American troops — all are Army convicts. When the Canadian contingent arrives they immediately cause friction with the Americans and chaos ensues. By the time Frederick manages to overcome the national differences and to mould the 1st Special Service Force into a highly trained commando force, the Allied High Command have had a change of heart and offered the Norway missions to British troops. Left without a role, Frederick manages to persuade General Mark Clark in Italy to give his men a chance to prove themselves. Clark asks Frederick for the 1st Special Service Force to reconnoitre a German garrison in an Italian town, but Frederick decides to go one better and capture the entire town. Convinced now of the ability of Frederick's men, Clark gives them the task no other Allied troops have managed to achieve — to capture Monte la Difensa. Facing severe obstacles, they drive the Germans off the stronghold, allowing the allies to continue their advance into Italy.Actors
William Holden
(Lt. Col. Robert T. Frederick)
Cliff Robertson
(Major Alan Crown)
Vince Edwards
(Major Cliff Bricker)
Harry Carey, Jr.
(Capt. Rose)
Andrew Prine
(Pvt. Theodore Ransom)
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