"The Devil's Brigade", directed by Andrew V. McLaglen, is the 1968 war feature, based on the 1966 book of the same name co-written by historian Robert H. Adleman and Col. George Walton, recounting the formation, training and first mission of the '1st Special Service Force' joint Canadian-American commando unit, known as the 'Devil's Brigade':
"...in the summer of 1942, 'American Lieutenant Colonel Robert T. Frederick', a 'War Department' staff officer 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.
"Back in the US., Frederick arrives at 'Fort William Henry Harrison' in Montana where he receives his American troops. When the hand-picked elite Canadian contingent arrives there is immediate friction with the Americans and chaos ensues.
"But Frederick manages to overcome the national differences and mold the 'First Special Service Force...
"...in the summer of 1942, 'American Lieutenant Colonel Robert T. Frederick', a 'War Department' staff officer 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.
"Back in the US., Frederick arrives at 'Fort William Henry Harrison' in Montana where he receives his American troops. When the hand-picked elite Canadian contingent arrives there is immediate friction with the Americans and chaos ensues.
"But Frederick manages to overcome the national differences and mold the 'First Special Service Force...
- 7/1/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
"The Devil's Brigade", directed by Andrew V. McLaglen, is the 1968 war feature, based on the 1966 book of the same name co-written by historian Robert H. Adleman and Col. George Walton, recounting the formation, training and first mission of the '1st Special Service Force' joint American-Canadian commando unit, known as the 'Devil's Brigade':
"...in the summer of 1942, 'American Lieutenant Colonel Robert T. Frederick', a 'War Department' staff officer 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.
"Back in the US., Frederick arrives at 'Fort William Henry Harrison' in Montana where he receives his American troops. When the hand-picked elite Canadian contingent arrives there is immediate friction with the Americans and chaos ensues.
"But Frederick manages to overcome the national differences and mold the 'First Special Service Force...
"...in the summer of 1942, 'American Lieutenant Colonel Robert T. Frederick', a 'War Department' staff officer 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.
"Back in the US., Frederick arrives at 'Fort William Henry Harrison' in Montana where he receives his American troops. When the hand-picked elite Canadian contingent arrives there is immediate friction with the Americans and chaos ensues.
"But Frederick manages to overcome the national differences and mold the 'First Special Service Force...
- 7/1/2021
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
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By Doug Oswald
William Holden commands a newly formed commando group in “The Devil’s Brigade,” available by Kino Lorber on Blu-ray. On the heels of the successful “The Dirty Dozen” from the previous year, “The Devil’s Brigade” is based on the 1966 book by Robert H. Adleman and Colonel George Walton. It chronicles the true events of the 1st Special Service, a joint American and Canadian commando unit assigned to the United States Fifth Army. Inspired by true events, the movie follows the standard tropes of this type of action adventure men- at -war movie. A rag-tag group of soldiers are brought together for a mission, they initially mistrust each other, get into a fight, train together, get into another fight this time working together against another group, graduate from their training and then deploy on their mission to fight the enemy.
By Doug Oswald
William Holden commands a newly formed commando group in “The Devil’s Brigade,” available by Kino Lorber on Blu-ray. On the heels of the successful “The Dirty Dozen” from the previous year, “The Devil’s Brigade” is based on the 1966 book by Robert H. Adleman and Colonel George Walton. It chronicles the true events of the 1st Special Service, a joint American and Canadian commando unit assigned to the United States Fifth Army. Inspired by true events, the movie follows the standard tropes of this type of action adventure men- at -war movie. A rag-tag group of soldiers are brought together for a mission, they initially mistrust each other, get into a fight, train together, get into another fight this time working together against another group, graduate from their training and then deploy on their mission to fight the enemy.
- 7/3/2020
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
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