The Devil's Brigade
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.
Plot
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.
Cast
- Andrew Prine
- Carroll O'Connor
- Claude Akins
- Cliff Robertson
- Dana Andrews
- Don Megowan
- Gene Fullmer
- Gretchen Wyler
- Hal Needham
- Harry Carey
- Jack Watson
- James Craig
- Jeremy Slate
- Karl-Otto Alberty
- Luke Askew
- Michael Rennie
- Norbert Grupe
- Norman Alden
- Patric Knowles
- Paul Busch
- Paul Hornung
- Richard Dawson
- Richard Jaeckel
- Tom Troupe
- Vince Edwards
- William Holden
More details
| author | William Roberts |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Italy |
| director | Andrew V. McLaglen |
| editor | William T. Cartwright |
| events | World War II |
| genre | action |
| keywords | allied allies of world war ii battle of monte la difensa change of heart commando unit devil first special service force fort william henry harrison german occupation of norway german-occupied norway italian town lieutenant general lord mountbatten louis mountbatten mark clark mark w. clark monte la difensa robert t. frederick summon the national united states department of war war department wehrmacht |
| musicBy | Alex North |
| producer | David L. Wolper |
| productionCompany | Wolper Pictures |
| publisher | United Artists |
| recordedAt | Utah |
| theme | war |