The Devil's Brigade (1968)
At the onset of World War II, American Lt. Col. Robert Frederick is put in charge of a unit called the 1st Special Service Force, composed of elite Canadian commandos and undisciplined American soldiers. With Maj. Alan Crown leading the Canadians and Maj. Cliff Bricker the acting head of the American contingent, there is initial tension -- but the team comes together when given a daunting mission that few would dare to attempt.
- Released
- 1968-05-15
- Genres
- Action, Drama, War
- Runtime
- 130 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Andrew V. McLaglen, William Roberts
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 from 93 votes
Cast
- William Holden as Lt. Col. Robert T. Frederick
- Cliff Robertson as Major Alan Crown
- Vince Edwards as Major Cliff Bricker
- Andrew Prine as Pvt. Theodore Ransom
- Jeremy Slate as Sgt. Pat O'Neill
- Claude Akins as Pvt. Rocky Rockman
- Jack Watson as Cpl. Peacock
- Richard Jaeckel as Pvt. Omar Greco
- Bill Fletcher as Pvt. Bronc Guthrie
- Richard Dawson as Pvt. Hugh MacDonald
- Tom Troupe as Pvt. Al Manella
- Luke Askew as Pvt. Hubert Hixon