IMDb plot summary: A US Army Colonel is tasked with forming an elite commando-style unit from crack Canadian troops and the dregs of the US Army.
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen. Starring William Holden, Cliff Robertson, Vince Edwards, and Andrew Prine.
While most of this feels like an exceptionally well-worn story, I was intrigued by the angle of the "outsiders" being Canadian. I haven't seen many movies dealing with any anti-Canada prejudice from the US, and so that was an interesting story to tell. It was, however, baffling that all the Canadians spoke with Irish or Scottish accents. I kept looking up whether Canada had an unusually large amount of Irish/Scottish immigration, but my research indicates, no, the film just decided to give the Canadians alternative accents. Anyway, it was a small thing in the grand scheme of things. The movie is a very familiar story that had an interesting angle that didn't quite save it but at least helped me finish watching it.
How it entered my Flickchart:
The Devil's Brigade < The Jerk
The Devil's Brigade > The Machinist
The Devil's Brigade < The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
The Devil's Brigade < The Balloonatic
The Devil's Brigade > Waiting...
The Devil's Brigade < A Man Called Peter
The Devil's Brigade > Syrup
The Devil's Brigade > Doctor Zhivago
The Devil's Brigade < *batteries not included
The Devil's Brigade < An Ideal Husband
The Devil's Brigade < Stormy Weather
Final spot: #2214 out of 3132.
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