The Devil's Brigade (1968)

War

1968 American war film about the formation and first mission of the joint Canadian-American WWII special forces winter and mountain unit formally called 1st Special Service Force, but commonly known as “The Devil’s Brigade”. The film dramatises the Brigade's first mission in the Italian Campaign, the task of capturing the German mountain stronghold Monte la Difensa, in December 1943. The film is 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.

Updated May 11 2020

Releases:

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1968-05-15

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Keywords:

italy commando canadian army

FACTS

Runtime: 130 mins Rating: 6.4 Tag Line: What they did to each other was nothing compared to what they did to the enemy!

Cast

Vince Edwards

Major Cliff Bricker

Claude Akins

Pvt. Rocky Rockman

Harry Carey, Jr.

Capt. Rose

Tom Troupe

Pvt. Al Manella

William Holden

Lt. Col. Robert T. Frederick

Luke Askew

Pvt. Hubert Hixon

Michael Rennie

Lt. Gen. Maxwell Hunter

Dana Andrews

Brig. Gen. Walter Naylor