The Devil's Brigade
starring: William Holden, Cliff Robertson, Vince Edwards, Andrew Prine, Jeremy Slate
directed by: Andrew V. McLaglen
directed by: Andrew V. McLaglen
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What they did to each other was nothing compared to what they did to the enemy!Studio: Tcfhe/mgmRelease Date: 05/13/2008Starring: William Holden Claude AkinsRun time: 131 minutesRating: NrDirector: Andrew V Mclaglen
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Dismissed in 1968 as a plodding rip-off of The Dirty Dozen--without that 1967 film's sardonic, antiestablishment satire--The Devil's Brigade now plays like a nostalgic last gasp of the sentimental World War II action genre. Celebrating the 1st Special Service Force (a commando-like unit formed to fight in Norway but ultimately deployed in Italy), this typically broad Andrew V. McLaglen production recounts the teaming of some miscreant GIs with "the handpicked best of the best-trained army in the world"--the Canadians--under a U.S. officer (William Holden) who had never commanded men in combat. The first hour, heavy on machismo and low comedy, depicts the unit's training at an abandoned base in Montana, with nonstop international rivalry until Yanks and Canadians bond in a lusty saloon brawl. After that, the Germans are easy meat. Holden is solid, as usual, and so is the widescreen work of veteran cameraman William H. Clothier, impeccably rendered on the DVD. --Richard T. Jameson
What they did to each other was nothing compared to what they did to the enemy!Studio: Tcfhe/mgmRelease Date: 05/13/2008Starring: William Holden Claude AkinsRun time: 131 minutesRating: NrDirector: Andrew V Mclaglen
Amazon.com:
Dismissed in 1968 as a plodding rip-off of The Dirty Dozen--without that 1967 film's sardonic, antiestablishment satire--The Devil's Brigade now plays like a nostalgic last gasp of the sentimental World War II action genre. Celebrating the 1st Special Service Force (a commando-like unit formed to fight in Norway but ultimately deployed in Italy), this typically broad Andrew V. McLaglen production recounts the teaming of some miscreant GIs with "the handpicked best of the best-trained army in the world"--the Canadians--under a U.S. officer (William Holden) who had never commanded men in combat. The first hour, heavy on machismo and low comedy, depicts the unit's training at an abandoned base in Montana, with nonstop international rivalry until Yanks and Canadians bond in a lusty saloon brawl. After that, the Germans are easy meat. Holden is solid, as usual, and so is the widescreen work of veteran cameraman William H. Clothier, impeccably rendered on the DVD. --Richard T. Jameson
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Rating: 
- Great Movie
This is a great world war 2 movie, a must see.Good actors, good story line.Would defineatly recommend.
Rating: - FUNNY AND SAD AS WARS ARE
it made me see just what indiviualist we americans are.Like, alovable loose cannon that can inflict pain if necessary.TCM ROBERT OSBORN SAID THIS WAS A TRUE STORY. a movie well worth watching.
GREAT ACTORS.
Rating: - Oldie, but Goodie
This is an oldie.It is about something that really happened in WW2.As opposed to "Band of Brothers," "Inglorious Bastards," and "Saving Pvt. Ryan."I could name more feel good current Hollywood wanna be movies. It is not P.C. Nor is it an apology.
Rating: - One of My Favorite WWII Films
The Devils Brigade has always had a bad rap against it.Released in the summer of 1968, almost exactly one year later than The Dirty Dozen which was released in the summer of '67, The Devils Brigade has always been dismissed as a Dirty Dozen ripoff (the similarity of the titles certainly didn't help.)This is a shame since I've always considered The Devils Brigade to be a better and more exciting film.
Firstly, The Devils Brigade has always had some truth behind it.There really was a First ... Read More
Rating: 
- Good war movie but not documentary.Some composite characters and scenes
(Spoiler Alert)
Funny how this movie took a backseat to the entirely fictional Dirty Dozen when it is about a real US-Canadian commando group that actually fought in the war.This movie was a better war movie than Dirty Dozen.
That said, a check with books about the First Special Service Force will show you that most of the characters in the movie were fictional (with the exception of Col. Frederick and Sgt. O'Neill, the hand to hand combat instructor).And the attack on the ... Read More
- Great MovieThis is a great world war 2 movie, a must see.Good actors, good story line.Would defineatly recommend.
- FUNNY AND SAD AS WARS AREit made me see just what indiviualist we americans are.Like, alovable loose cannon that can inflict pain if necessary.TCM ROBERT OSBORN SAID THIS WAS A TRUE STORY. a movie well worth watching.
GREAT ACTORS.
- Oldie, but GoodieThis is an oldie.It is about something that really happened in WW2.As opposed to "Band of Brothers," "Inglorious Bastards," and "Saving Pvt. Ryan."I could name more feel good current Hollywood wanna be movies. It is not P.C. Nor is it an apology.
- One of My Favorite WWII FilmsThe Devils Brigade has always had a bad rap against it.Released in the summer of 1968, almost exactly one year later than The Dirty Dozen which was released in the summer of '67, The Devils Brigade has always been dismissed as a Dirty Dozen ripoff (the similarity of the titles certainly didn't help.)This is a shame since I've always considered The Devils Brigade to be a better and more exciting film.
Firstly, The Devils Brigade has always had some truth behind it.There really was a First ... Read More
- Good war movie but not documentary.Some composite characters and scenes(Spoiler Alert)
Funny how this movie took a backseat to the entirely fictional Dirty Dozen when it is about a real US-Canadian commando group that actually fought in the war.This movie was a better war movie than Dirty Dozen.
That said, a check with books about the First Special Service Force will show you that most of the characters in the movie were fictional (with the exception of Col. Frederick and Sgt. O'Neill, the hand to hand combat instructor).And the attack on the ... Read More
