Synopsis
The Devil's Brigade (1968) is a World War II action drama you can watch online on iFILM. Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen and starring Oscar winners William Holden and Cliff Robertson, the film draws on the real history of the 1st Special Service Force — the first joint US-Canadian commando unit of the war.
Lt. Col. Frederick (Holden) is handed an improbable assignment: build a fighting force from disciplined Canadian commandos and a group of American soldiers the army had essentially written off. The friction between the two camps simmers throughout training — until command sends them against a German strongpoint dug into the Italian mountainside.
Released a year after The Dirty Dozen and inevitably measured against it, this is a more grounded film that earns its two-hour runtime: the unit dynamics are given space to develop, and the mountain assault in the final act carries real weight. Stream The Devil's Brigade (1968) online on iFILM.
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