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The Devil's Brigade is a 1968 American action war film directed by Andrew V. McLaglen and produced by David L. Wolper through Wolper Pictures. The movie features William Holden, Cliff Robertson, Vince Edwards, and Harry Carey in its cast. It was distributed by United Artists and Netflix, with additional availability on platforms such as Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, and MGM Plus.
The narrative is set in Italy and focuses on the World War II subject of the Canadian army commando. Filming took place in Utah, and the production utilized English and German languages. The score was composed by Alex North, with William H. Clothier serving as director of photography. The film has a runtime of 130 minutes.
Critical reception includes a review score of 6.1 out of 10 and a 57% rating. Other metrics list a vote average of 6.339 and an IMDb rating of 6.7. The film is categorized under genres including action, drama, and war. Its tagline states, "What they did to each other was nothing compared to what they did to the enemy!"
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Film · TMDB
6.3At 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.
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
Themes
- italy
- commando
- canadian army
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- war film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- German
- Main subject
- World War II
- Director
- Andrew V. McLaglen
- Composer
- Alex North
- Producer
- David L. Wolper
- Cinematographer
- William H. Clothier
- Narrative location
- Italy
- Filming location
- Utah
- Duration
- 129
- FilmAffinity ID
- 548658
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Jack-watson-trailer.jpg
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- publication date
- 1968-01-01
- title
- The Devil's Brigade
- Commons category
- The Devil's Brigade (film)
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 57%
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