William Holden
Lt. Col. Robert T. Frederick
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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 Devil's Brigade: Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen. With William Holden, Cliff Robertson, Vince Edwards, Andrew Prine. A US Army lieutenant colonel is tasked with forming an elite commando-style unit from crack Canadian troops and the dregs of the US Army.
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- Action, Drama, War
- Andrew V. McLaglen
- 1968-08-02
A war film based on a true story of a special unit of U.S., Canadian and French soldiers in World War II. See the full list of actors, directors, writers, producers and other crew members who worked on the movie.
1968 · 2 hr 13 min. TV-MA. Action · Drama · War. In this true WWII story, an American colonel creates the First Special Service Force from a group of misfits. A dangerous mission soon awaits. Subtitles: English. Starring: William Holden Cliff Robertson Vince Edwards. Directed by: Andrew V. McLaglen.
- Andrew V. Mclaglen
- January 1, 1968
- 132 min
In the summer of 1942, American Lieutenant Colonel Robert T. Frederick, a War Department staff officer with no prior combat or command experience, is summoned to Britain where he is selected by Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten to raise a commando force composed of both American and Canadian personnel for operations in German-occupied Norway.
A movie about a group of U.S. and Canadian soldiers trained for a suicidal mission in World War II. Roger Ebert compares it to The Dirty Dozen and criticizes its plot, characters and action.
At the onset of World War II, American Lt. Col. Robert Frederick (William Holden) is put in charge of a unit called the 1st Special Service Force, composed of elite Canadian commandos and...
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- War, Drama
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