- Actors: William Holden, Cliff Robertson, Vince Edwards, Andrew Prine, Jeremy Slate
- Directors: Andrew V. McLaglen
- Writers: George Walton, Robert H. Adleman, William Roberts
- Producers: David L. Wolper, Julian Ludwig, Theodore Strauss
- Format: NTSC, Import
- Language: English, German
- Number of tapes: 1
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- Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
- VHS Release Date: Sep 1 1998
- Run Time: 130 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
- ASIN: 6302224462
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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
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Classic,
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This review is from: Devil's Brigade (Widescreen) (DVD)
Excellent movie. Highly recommend. A must see.An American colonel who has never been in combat is tasked with creating a special forces unit from Canadian troops and a ragtag group of American misfits.
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Devil's brigade,
This review is from: Devil's Brigade (Widescreen) (DVD)
Got here quick and in good shape. Pretty good plot and not to miss if you're a fan of old war movies.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Die Teufelsbrigade,
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It is the height of the Second World War. Someone decided it was time to have a Joint Readiness Brigade. Many did not want to see it succeed so it was t consist of the bottom of the barrel US troops and crack Canadian troops. Naturedly to head this up was Lt. Col. Robert T. Frederick (William Holden), Maj. Alan Crown (Cliff Robertson), and Maj. Cliff Bricker (Vince Edwards).The film is formula (a "Dirty Dozen" knockoff) where they must give a rag tag motley crew the incentive to become a cohesive fighting machine will a will to win in unorthodox ways. In the process they will become Die Teufelsbrigade or The Devil's Brigade. I have to admit that this is fun to watch over again as we see the slow metamorphoses and ask what would I do in their shoes.
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