Black Brigade

Starring:Stephen Boyd, Robert Hooks, Susan Oliver, Roosevelt Grier, Moses Gunn, Richard Pryor, Glynn Turman, Billy Dee Williams, Paul Stewart, Napoleon Whiting, Bobby Johnson, Paul Mooney
Director: George McCowan
Studio: Westlake Entertainment
Product Type: DVD

Average customer rating:

Interesting Movie, Decent Story, Great Cast!
excellent movie...horrible transfer
I thought the movie was ok, for the time it was made.

Black Brigade
Starring: Stephen Boyd , Robert Hooks , Susan Oliver , Roosevelt Grier , and Moses Gunn
Director: George McCowan
Manufacturer: Westlake Entertainment
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B0000Z6N7O
Release Date: 2003-11-01

Customer Reviews:

Interesting Movie, Decent Story, Great Cast!.......2004-10-29

(...)That alone is scary-- I knew it might stink, but with the cast list, I thought it might actually be OK, and it is. It's a HORRID DVD transfer though, but for 1 dollar I can't complain too much!

It's what I thought it was, a TV movie (originally aired on ABC) from 1969 written by TV mogul Aaron Spelling and Produced by the great Danny Thomas Productions, who produced such classic TV shows as The Dick Van Dyke Show, That Girl, The Andy Griffith Show, etc,.
This film stars Stephen Boyd, a great character actor/leading man known for his roles in such movies as 'Ben Hur' and 'Fantatstic Voyage'.

It features young newcomers such as Richard Pryor and Billy Dee Williams & football star Rosie Grier in great supporting roles as members of an all-black WW II US Army company ('B' Company) in France who are doing the 'grunt' work of the Army. Digging latrines, digging graves, dealing with garbage, etc. Basically getting No Respect. Blacks were considered second class citizens during WW II.

The story shows how Racist Redneck Major Carter (Boyd) is asked to go on a dangerous mission to blow up a Dam held by the Nazis and the only company of men to help accomplish the task are 'B' Company, (the all black company).

They appear lazy and shiftless to Major Carter, who doesn't believe they can help him blow up the dam. Little does he know, they are more than up for the job. Carter asks their lieutenant in charge for 'volunteers', and he picks 6 men, including Pryor, Williams & Grier.

It's fairly standard TV movie fare, and it's kind of neat to see Pryor and Williams in early roles, as well as great black character actors Moses Gunn & Glynn Thurman (Cooley High)--as well as Susan Oliver, a great blonde character actress who appeared in lots of TV drama in the 60's on shows like 'Star Trek', 'Mannix', 'The Wild Wild West',etc.

It's a nice forgotten addition to black cinema, and shows that black men in WWII could be just as heroic as their white brothers. It's an interesting look at race relations in the late 60's context too, what with the Black Panther movement and all.

It's kind of funny how all the black actors have big afros and a few have mustaches/goatees--not typical of WWII U.S.Army standards, but more like1969 fashion. Pryor sports a natty red beret throughout the whole story, too.

I guess I recommend it as a piece of nostalgia. Again, The DVD transfer is Horrid, but viewable.

excellent movie...horrible transfer.......2004-07-11

I was curious about this movie primarily to see the comedic and cinematic development of a young Richard Pryor(pre the Toy and Superman 3 debacles)...the movie in my opinion DOES stand the test of time considering that it was made 34 years ago. There were some cool cameos(a young Paul Mooney in the background)and of course an ensemble cast of some heavy weight & familiar African american actors..i.e..Billy Dee Williams(starring in Brian's Song the following year), Moses Gunn, Rosie Grier, Glynn Turman and Robert Hooks(a superb actor and father of noted actor/director Kevin Hooks). Surprisingly, the movie holds up..an example of this is the reference to the Moses Gunn character being a physics teacher from Howard University who joined the war effort thus surprising the racist Stephen Boyd character for being a learned Black man. My main gripe is the transfer...yes..this was a Aaron Spelling made for tv movie but if the movie was remastered it would have been a hell of a lot more enjoyable to watch...but again...it WAS worth a gander to see some familiar actors during their prime.....it's worth a look.

I thought the movie was ok, for the time it was made........1999-06-26

due to the fact that it is an older movie, it has a good plot, story line and very good acting. it doesn't have the best of sound or the quility of a digial picture. which in point was part of the reason I didn't get into this movie as well as others. but it's worth 3 stars.

Average customer rating:

pretty good film

Black Brigade
Starring: Billy Dee Williams; Richard Pryor; Robert Hooks; Susan Oliver; Roosevelt Grier; Moses Gunn
Director: George Mccowan
Manufacturer: Miracle Pictures/PMC
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B0002HR8ZG
Release Date: 2002-07-15

Product Description

From back cover, "A redneck officer is put in charge of a squad of black troops charged with taking an important bridge from the Nazis.

Customer Reviews:

pretty good film.......2007-03-23

this was the start of films with Billy Dee Williams&Richard Pryor together. this film is set in World War 2.a All Black Unit under a White Captain played by Stephen Boyd. Robert Hooks,Rosie Grier&Moses Gunn are also in this film. it's a interesting film as the Unit has only a couple of days to get into order.

Average customer rating:

Black Brigade / The Three Muscatels
Starring: Richard Pryor; Billy Dee Williams
Director: Multi
Manufacturer: Miracle Pictures
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD
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ASIN: B0006B04CC
Release Date: 2002-02-02

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Black Brigade
Starring: Stephen Boyd , Robert Hooks , Susan Oliver , Roosevelt Grier , and Moses Gunn
Director: George McCowan
Manufacturer: Ideal
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B00005UM3L
Release Date: 2002-04-02

[Double Feature] Amanda Blake in Betrayal & Richard Pryor in Black Brigade from Movie Classics

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[Double Feature] Amanda Blake in Betrayal & Richard Pryor in Black Brigade from Movie Classics

Manufacturer: Movie Classics
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B0008EUDQO

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Betrayal (1974) A lonely widow hires a young woman as her companion. What she doesn't know is that the woman and her boyfriend are extortionists, who are planning on making her their next victim, then killing her when they get her money. Black Brigade aka Carter's Army (1970) A redneck officer is put in charge of a squad of black troops charged with taking an important bridge from the Nazis.

Old School Soul: 4 Movie Pack - Deadly Impact/Black Brigade/Black Cobra 2/White Fire

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Old School Soul: 4 Movie Pack - Deadly Impact/Black Brigade/Black Cobra 2/White Fire
Starring: Old School Soul
Manufacturer: Westlake
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B000G1R34O
Release Date: 2006-06-13

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Black Brigade

Manufacturer: Digiview Productions
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B00069GBY4

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The Black Brigade

Manufacturer: Treasure Box Collection
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD
ASIN: B0009VYQH8

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Captain Carter (Stephen Boyd) is an officer in World War II who must lead a troop on a suicide mission into Nazi territory. Carter is white, and the unit he is assigned is Company B, an all-Black unit that has seen no action other than digging graves and latrines. Carter has two days to get the unit into shape for Operation London Bridge. Among the cast are early performances by Richard Pryor, Billy Dee Williams and Rosie Grier.

The Black Brigade & To All My Friends on the Shore Double Feature

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The Black Brigade & To All My Friends on the Shore Double Feature

Manufacturer: Family Value
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ASIN: B000AQ7K98

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Black Brigade: Richard Pryor! Billy Dee Williams! A wartime suicide mission! To All My Friends: Bill Cosby! His original idea about a man who dreams about moving his family out of the hood, and his son's death he must come to terms with!

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Black Brigade/Get Christine Love
Starring: Black Brigade , and Get Christie Love
Manufacturer: Unicorn Video
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ASIN: B00019GHI4
Release Date: 2004-02-24

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