The Devil's Brigade (film)

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The Devil's Brigade

Directed by	Andrew V. McLaglen Terry Morse, Jr. (Ass't)
Produced by	David L. Wolper
Written by	Robert H. Adleman & Col. George Walton (novel) William Roberts (screenplay)
Starring	William Holden Cliff Robertson Vince Edwards
Music by	Alex North
Cinematography	William H. Clothier
Editing by	William T. Cartwright
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date(s)	May 15, 1968
Running time	130 min.
Language	English
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The Devil's Brigade is a 1966 book written by World War II combat pilot, novelist, and historian Robert H. Adleman in conjunction with Col. George Walton, a brigade member. The story tells the real-life World War II story of the 1st Special Service Force.

A 1968 motion picture action drama based on the book recounts the formation and training of a unique joint commando unit of American and Canadian soldiers that became known as the Devil's Brigade. The film dramatizes the unit's first mission in the Italian Campaign with the seemingly impossible task of capturing what to that point had been an impregnable Nazi stronghold.

The cast of The Devil's Brigade included minor roles for NFL running back Paul Hornung and World Middleweight Champion boxer, Gene Fullmer.