The Devil's Brigade (film)
1968 film by Andrew V. McLaglen / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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The Devil's Brigade | |
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Directed by | Andrew V. McLaglen |
Screenplay by | William Roberts |
Based on | The Devil's Brigade 1966 novel by Robert H. Adleman and George Walton |
Produced by | David L. Wolper |
Starring | |
Cinematography | William H. Clothier |
Edited by | William T. Cartwright |
Music by | Alex North |
Production company | Wolper Pictures |
Distributed by | United Artists |
Release dates | |
Running time | 130 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $8,000,000[2] |
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The film recounts the formation, training, and first mission of the 1st Special Service Force, a joint American-Canadian commando unit, known as the Devil's Brigade. The film dramatizes the Brigade's first mission in the Italian Campaign, the task of capturing what is considered an impregnable German mountain stronghold, Monte la Difensa.