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The Misfit Brigade

  • 1987
  • R
  • 1h 39m
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5.7/10
2.1K
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The Misfit Brigade (1987)
War story of the 27th Panzers, Hitler's heavy-duty combat regiment composed of prisoners. In 1943, this motley tank crew is sent on a suicide mission behind enemy lines to destroy a Soviet train that's carrying fuel for the Red Army.
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War story of the 27th Panzers, Hitler's heavy-duty combat regiment composed of prisoners. In 1943, this motley tank crew is sent on a suicide mission behind enemy lines to destroy a Soviet t... Read allWar story of the 27th Panzers, Hitler's heavy-duty combat regiment composed of prisoners. In 1943, this motley tank crew is sent on a suicide mission behind enemy lines to destroy a Soviet train that's carrying fuel for the Red Army.War story of the 27th Panzers, Hitler's heavy-duty combat regiment composed of prisoners. In 1943, this motley tank crew is sent on a suicide mission behind enemy lines to destroy a Soviet train that's carrying fuel for the Red Army.

  • Director
    • Gordon Hessler
  • Writers
    • Sven Hassel
    • Nelson Gidding
  • Stars
    • Bruce Davison
    • David Patrick Kelly
    • D.W. Moffett
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.7/10
    2.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Gordon Hessler
    • Writers
      • Sven Hassel
      • Nelson Gidding
    • Stars
      • Bruce Davison
      • David Patrick Kelly
      • D.W. Moffett
    • 26User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
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    David Carradine and Oliver Reed in The Misfit Brigade (1987)
    Bruce Davison in The Misfit Brigade (1987)
    Oliver Reed in The Misfit Brigade (1987)
    David Patrick Kelly in The Misfit Brigade (1987)
    Bruce Davison, Jay O. Sanders, Keith Szarabajka, and Branko Vidakovic in The Misfit Brigade (1987)
    D.W. Moffett in The Misfit Brigade (1987)
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    Andreja Maricic and Jay O. Sanders in The Misfit Brigade (1987)
    Bruce Davison, David Patrick Kelly, Keith Szarabajka, and Branko Vidakovic in The Misfit Brigade (1987)
    Bruce Davison, David Patrick Kelly, Boris Komnenic, Jay O. Sanders, Slavko Stimac, and Keith Szarabajka in The Misfit Brigade (1987)
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    Bruce Davison
    Bruce Davison
    • Cpl. Joseph Porta
    David Patrick Kelly
    David Patrick Kelly
    • The Legionnaire
    D.W. Moffett
    D.W. Moffett
    • Capt. Erich von Barring
    Jay O. Sanders
    Jay O. Sanders
    • Tiny
    Keith Szarabajka
    Keith Szarabajka
    • Old Man
    Oliver Reed
    Oliver Reed
    • The General
    David Carradine
    David Carradine
    • Col. Von Weisshagen
    Branko Vidakovic
    • Cpl. Hugo Stege
    • (as Branko Vidak)
    Slavko Stimac
    Slavko Stimac
    • Sven Hassel
    Boris Komnenic
    • Bauer
    Andreja Maricic
    Andreja Maricic
    • Müller
    Klaus Pagh
    • Reinhardt
    Anton Sosic
    • Freckles
    Svetislav 'Bule' Goncic
    • Sgt. Siegfried
    • (as Svetislav Goncic)
    Gordana Bjelica
    • Russian Officer
    Irena Prosen
    • The Madam
    Lidija Pletl
    • Irma
    Danica Maksimovic
    • Lady of the Night
    • Director
      • Gordon Hessler
    • Writers
      • Sven Hassel
      • Nelson Gidding
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      The film is based on Danish writer Sven Hassel's 1979 war novel "Wheels of Terror". Hassel was actually part of the German Panzerkorp during the war and most of his novels are based on his experiences or stories he heard during the war, although some dispute the veracity of his work. He always puts himself in the novels, sometimes as a major participant and sometimes as a minor observer. The character of Sven Hassel also appears in this novel and is played in the movie adaptation by Slavko Stimac.
    • Goofs
      The German tank destroyer often used by the main characters in this movie actually is a Soviet-made SU-122 self-propelled assault gun. [It is actually a Russian made SU-100 tank destroyer; the SU-122 had a short barrel 122mm that fired a High-Explosive (HE) round).
    • Quotes

      German Deserter: Where Are you going, in such a hurry?

      Porta: Valhalla!

    User reviews26

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    7/10
    The war movie no one wants to release ......
    Svel Hassle has written a lot of books about his war experiences as a Dane in the German Army in WWII. Most of these fictional accounts but based on real-life events), the books have been widely released in Europe, but from time to time are available in North America as well (Corgi Press).

    This is the one and only movie made from one of his books, a shame really, since Swen Hassle portrays way in a most realistic manner; neither making light of what is happening, not glorifying war, but emphasizing the "Kameradschaft" - the effects of the war's events on Swen and his friends.

    The movie unfortunately has some flaws that keep it from being really great. Foremost of these is the casting of David Carradine as a German officer. Too bad, since his performance in this film is sub-par at best.

    The casting of Bruce Davison as Porta is a great choice, and he really shines in this movie, and along with David Patrick Kelly (as "The Legionnaire") gives realistic performances.

    One of the major reasons this movie didn't receive wider distribution was protests from a number of groups who thought the movie - although they probably had not seen it - glorified the Nazi regime. It doesn't - it portrays war as brutal (on all sides), with no leaders to rely on, rather only one's fellow soldiers to depend on for your life.

    A side-note - Swen Hassle is still alive (at this writing) and until relatively recently, has still been writing (although not writing fiction any more). Two of the three major characters in his books (Tiny, Porta and the Legionnaire) survived the war as well.
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    • Release date
      • February 22, 1988 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Denmark
      • Yugoslavia
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The German Dirty Dozen
    • Filming locations
      • Yugoslavia
    • Production company
      • Panorama Film A/S
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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