Black Brigade (aka Carter's Army) (1970)
1970 · Television · 70 min · dir. George McCowan
- TV Movie
- War
- Adventure
Synopsis
A racist officer is put in charge of a squad of black troops charged with seizing a dam before the Germans can destroy it; Stephen Boyd in the 1970 ABC television film Carter's Army.
Synopsis, reviewed
Details
- Director
- George McCowan
- Running time
- 70 minutes
Cast & crew
George McCowan Director
Stephen Boyd
Robert Hooks
Susan Oliver
Rosey Grier
Moses Gunn
Richard Pryor
Glynn Turman
Billy Dee Williams
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · Dying is easy, all you have to do is curl up into a ball. · Jezebel25 · 2007-07-28
There was some outstanding acting in this film, very believable characters, the plot was good, and there was a definite "moral of the story" you got from watching it. The ending, however, was a little disappointing, but, of course, it was the only plausible one. Oh, and the dialogue was superb!
★★★★★ · Give Them All Medals · seekingclassics · 2007-03-16
This relatively short war movie (aka "Carter's Army) has all the elements that make such a movie good: it brings out the personality of individuals and their personal struggle with their situation. Furthermore, superimposed on the scenario of men coping with being in war, which is always something deep, is the issue of racial conflict between those men (the captain being a white southerner leading a detail of black soldiers and their lieutenant). As the end of the story draws near, it becomes a cliffhanger, building to a climax, during which the men that have survived that far manifest…
★★★★★ · Stars and Stripes? · davidaronis · 2017-12-26
How many of you noticed the rebel flag on the hood of the truck hauling the howitzer at the end of the movie?
★★★★ · I enjoyed the movie · Abonic · 2007-03-18
I liked Black Brigade. It has a nice surprise ending. For a movie made in 1973 it was way ahead of it's time.
★★★★ · Yep! · Htos1 · 2012-11-01
I watched this movie w/Dad.I DO remember visiting a friend of Dad's in south Atlanta in the 60's.And I always wondered why everyone hated black folks here in the south.This was,of course,before 1964,and the destruction of the black community.