The Devil's Brigade (1968) | |
Director(s) | Andrew V. McLaglen |
Producer(s) | David L. Wolper |
Top Genres | Action, Adventure, Drama, War |
Top Topics | World War II |
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The Devil's Brigade (1968) was a Action - Adventure Film directed by Andrew V. McLaglen and produced by David L. Wolper.
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William Holden Leads the Devil's Brigade
By Rick29 on Feb 3, 2020 From Classic Film & TV CafeHolden as the brigade commander. A year after the boxoffice hit The Dirty Dozen (1967), David L. Wolper produced another World War II action film about a band of misfits transformed into an efficient combat unit. The differences are that The Devil's Brigade (1968) was based on fact and paints its s... Read full article
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Quotes from The Devil's Brigade
Lt. Col. Robert T. Frederick:
[to Major Bricker] You've been in-and-out of nine different camps because you're the biggest chiseler, hustler, and scrounger in the whole Army. Well, in two weeks our first recruits arrive, and whatever they need, and whatever this camp needs, you're going to supply. How you do it is your own business. So start hustling.
Lt. Col. Robert T. Frederick: They say you find what something is worth when you pay for it.
Maj. Gen. Maxwell Hunter: Faith moves mountains. It doesn't take them.
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Lt. Col. Robert T. Frederick: They say you find what something is worth when you pay for it.
Maj. Gen. Maxwell Hunter: Faith moves mountains. It doesn't take them.
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Facts about The Devil's Brigade
According to the Australian DVD sleeve notes, "The U.S. Department of Defense provided 300 members of the Utah National Guard to play soldiers in the mass battle scenes filmed on Wasatch Mountain."
Robert T. Frederick, the commander of the Devil's Brigade, had a mustache in real life, but William Holden, who reportedly did not like his own image on film with a mustache, refused to grow or wear a false one while portraying Frederick in the movie.
When O'Neill arrives his regiment patch on his shoulder reads PPCLI. This stands for the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, a real regiment based in Alberta that is still active today.
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Robert T. Frederick, the commander of the Devil's Brigade, had a mustache in real life, but William Holden, who reportedly did not like his own image on film with a mustache, refused to grow or wear a false one while portraying Frederick in the movie.
When O'Neill arrives his regiment patch on his shoulder reads PPCLI. This stands for the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, a real regiment based in Alberta that is still active today.
read more facts about The Devil's Brigade...