The Devil's Brigade (film)
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Original film poster by Sandy Kossin
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| Directed by | Andrew V. McLaglen |
| Produced by | David L. Wolper |
| Screenplay by | William Roberts |
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The Devil's Brigade 1966 novel by Robert H. Adleman & George Walton |
| Starring |
William Holden Cliff Robertson Vince Edwards |
| Music by | Alex North |
| Cinematography | William H. Clothier |
| Edited by | William T. Cartwright |
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| Distributed by | United Artists |
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130 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $8,000,000 |
The Devil's Brigade is a 1968 American DeLuxe Color war film filmed in Panavision, 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.
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 Lieutenant General Mark Clark in Italy to give his men a chance to prove themselves.
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