BLACK BRIGADE | World War II in Europe | Full Length War Movie | English

An officer is put in charge of a squad of black troops charged with taking an important bridge from the Germans.
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Cast:
Stephen Boyd – Capt. Beau Carter
Robert Hooks – Lt. Edward Wallace
Susan Oliver – Anna Renvic
Roosevelt Grier – Big Jim

Captain Carter the General’s expecting you sir this way Sir Floy B you’re a soldier boy I mean you in the Army sir what’s this well my uniform sir your uniform yes sir you see uh I’m detailed to General GL be I’m glad you could come Carter I’ve never say no to a general Kings and counts used to dine on

This Terrace you should feel right at home Captain I have a job for you I appreciate the hospitality General but uh I’ll walk to Berlin before I makes drinks for you Captain we have people to do that in the Army now I want you for something else I want you to save the

Dam there’s a dam on the offg goinging lake right here our main force is more than 50 Mi away here if the jer’s know we’re coming they’ll blow it up and if they do they’ll stall our advance for at least two days and flood the valley what we

Want to do is surprise them from the south now the nearest unit is B company third regiment so send them in Carter I’m afraid you missed the point we’ve got two days to save the dam this Mission requires the experience of a Commando and you were available you’ll be flown to B company

And dropped oh the uh code name is London Bridge from there on you’re on your own you’ll be behind German lines the minute you step out of Camp 28 mil down this road is a farmhouse with a friendly contact and a radio you’ll spend the night there 12 more miles down

The road is an abandoned Winery that will be your base of operation for the actual assult IA see that you get a promotion wouldn’t it be nice to wake up in a few days a Major Oh If I was a German you’d be dead by now can you talk boy Jonathan crunk private B company US Army B company first platoon Wonder Bread London Bridge Hickory Creek Georgia don’t you know the password where the flares what flares you were supposed to

Lie a flare at 0 100 hours and bring me in what time is it now can’t you tell a Time Soldier I can tell ordinary time I’m not very good at army time yet oh you’re in trouble private I never seen no one stand guard like that

It’s a big trouble now where’s the outfit down the roll with a piece take me to it and move boy your Helmet Mate I’m a first class fool you know I should have seen that well you’re learning fast Lieutenant you’ll be beating me regularly in no time let’s call it a day huh George hey I hear the boys have some action in the M I’ve never been lucky at gambling not that I

Have anything worth losing but there’s nothing worth winning around here either I tell tell you what you teach me how to play chess and I’ll tell you how to cheat at crap you can win yourself a few bucks thank you but I’m going to have to

B off this time an old man needs to sleep more than a craps lesson now you play a good game for an officer see you in the morning hey George it says here that you can change places between the king and the Rook now you never told me that maybe

It’s cuz I’m not George you sure ain’t what can I do for you you’ve been salute Bo and who would I be saluting if I salute Captain Carter and I’ll break your arm if you don’t and if I do what do you mean if are you drunk

Man a little I suppose wi does that oh wait a minute it’s over here somewhere a second captain oh here we are lieutenant who’s this mine just a little dirty that’s all I used it to cook some stew in yesterday where’s your CEO Wallace Edward B would you like to

Drink captain genu wine French wine van FR what’s the matter with you Wallace I men Court marshal for your kind of lip I guess I’m in shock we don’t see too many white folks around here no see many what well how many of you people are there here people you

Mean how many black men in this company here they are Captain be company proudly serving the Country W You can I introduce you I’m sure they’d love to meet you well if you’ll excuse me I think I’ll join the game hey BR you got St me man going to hit this time all right I’ll give you a million you for half the tap what hey you found yourself some luck tonight

Huh but you still owe me 3,200,000 I’ll get it I’ll get it just give me some time hey W you like the warm beer sure fuzzy hey fuzzy man you ain’t no good you didn’t have to do just cuz he de he’s getting a beer ain’t he all he’s good for is sweeping

Up the place good thing we in combat cuz he’s never he a shot I got got an army anyway cuz he couldn’t hear the man when the man told him he was f F hey C yes sir aren’t you supposed to be on guard Duty man yes sir but I’m about to man here yeah we get on back out there I’ll send somebody to relieve you in a couple of hours Wallace General Alden sent me here you mean you need 20 men to wipe

Spit from the General’s chant give me your radio no chance watch your mouth sunny the radio’s been broken for 3 weeks and we don’t have the parts to fix it well there’s one where we’re going so forget it what would I need a radio for anyway

They’ll tell us when to move I’m telling you now we’ve been in this stinking War for three years we get our orders from General Smite we’re the first to arrive and the last to leave and we don’t have our orders yet you do now Mis You got to be kidy time do you want to move out 0700 0700 good night Captain Up all right soldiers up out it up and at him come on boys all right it’s time to go come on get all right come on get up out of there come on soldiers everybody up formation fall in time is now come on let’s go come on big

Everybody up come on soldiers this morning hey Lou What’s happen in Georgia all right soldiers come on get up out of there fuzzy go fuzzy all right soldiers p In gentlemen this is Captain Carter he’s got a few words he wants to say to You Lieutenant can I see you on your tent at your pleasure captain my pleasure is right now sit down Wallace no thanks this isn’t a company it’s a circus they ain’t one man out there with a uniform only half of them is guns the other half is a goatee they won’t even stand up

Straight oh in mother’s memory am I supposed to get those men 40 miles in the enemy territory they can do it how you figure they aren’t even soldiers they are soldiers Captain Bonafide members of the Armed Forces of the United States a soldier fights a soldier

Does what he is ordered to do every one of those men volunteer to fight to die for his country they’ve been here three years Captain three years waiting to face a gun you know where the orders have been H this is a Service Company conter sanitation detail mess detail burial

Detail did you ever wonder what happened to those trenches once you leave huh those stinking trenches that you can’t stand to go near because they make you vomit B company fills them up with lie and mud and then goes someplace else to dig another don’t tell me they’re not soldiers because they don’t

Fight take a look come on take a look tell me again they so they are they’re black men doing what they know how to do the Army just gave them a job doing it well then Mr Carter you and that Dam are in pretty big trouble I need 7even man you and six

Volunteers you want me to choose six of my men so as you can get them killed I want six volunteers you want to ask them or shall I I’ll ask but just for the record I hope the first bullet hits you right between your big big blue Eyes one 2 3 one 2 3 one 2 3 one 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 all right all three step forward you soldiers in the rear can fall out the rest of you we’ve got a job to Do hey CL where we going man I said something about a damn who’s the white fell says he’s a captain but him and the boss was giving it to each other a few minutes ago what kind of damn oh man why don’t you two shut up ain’t going to be

No damn just going to be some more latrines I seen Italian latrines French latrines and Belgian latrines German latrines ain’t going to be no different right cook yeah but we don’t need no white man to tell us that we don’t need no white man at all hey uh bman give me a cigarette

What a cigarette man sure sure are you still writing in that diary thing uhhuh only it’s it’s not a diary it’s more like a journal about us let me see no you said it was about us it is I want to see what you’re saying about him man let him be

Louis shut up fat man hey man I know what it says without even looking uh says private Lewis uh A1 soldier in the US Army single-handedly wash 35 dirty t-shirts without once holding his nose you ain’t going to have no nose to hold hold all right that’s

Enough get your gear together we move out in 5 minutes hey Doc you want to keep this for me it’ll be safer with you sure I’ll keep it uh when I want to write some more I’ll get it from you okay boss says uh we move out in about 5

Minutes think we’ll get to see some action this time well it had to happen sooner or later July 23rd 1944 we encountered heavy action today lost three men to enemy artillery company fought magnificently killing 23 of the enemy before taking the Machine Gun Nest Lieutenant Wallace cited three men myself included were bravery Under Fire I am continually awed by the heroism of this company under the severest of battle conditions I will receive the Medal of Honor at a ceremony when we reach Berlin H It Okay let’s move out E hey Soldier join the ranks sorry captain my mind is quicker than my body don’t mind don’t do the walking solders yes sir something amusing you mis 3 years ago I would have laughed anyone in the face who said I’d be in the Army today

And why’d you join oh a number of things Dy patriotism stupidity I thought it could be useful you find your work too hard boy well no sir I love every minute of it what you do what do I do sir much of work I am a cook

Sir a first class cook the Army needs Cooks evidently [Applause] What’s his name Wallace whose name this Soldier I was talking to Hayes private Hayes seems to be uh smarter than the average foot soldier don’t you think he’s a teacher that AI mhm what’s he teach no physics what physics where Howard University University don’t that beat All [Applause] For Now how to use that thing I’ve used it before in combat yeah I was in combat before I joined the army on 34th Street division that’s in Harlem baby if You’ have come near me then I’d have used it on you throw it where at Tree Set them down the road we should stay on The High Ground use the trees for cover we stay on a road Farmhouse isn’t far ahead I don’t like it Captain we save an hour this way okay down everybody get down Down good D you crazy fool he can’t hear you he’s de where is everybody Captain got Let’s go We saved an hour Captain come on help me bury him they in time with the be time if he was White come on Buddy well stop looking at him he’s just as dead if we burn him in come on let’s Go [Laughter] it’s got to be the Place cover me I’ll take Overt London Bridge Is fallen Down get him to the barn and back to the House place ain’t much at least softer than the ground than for sleeping big gems for we have to spend all day here man this place stinks would you rather spend it outside you can bve to the German patrols when they come by there are many

Of them in this area this is fr renzi FR renzi be gentlemen the company dun you speak that German stuff pretty good doc German crun is the language of physics and cooking Captain the transmission will be at 1600 but if you need me I’ll be in the house I hope you

Have a pleasant dress cman thank you we better check on the radio come on I’ll show it to you uh Captain you still haven’t told us where we’re going you go on I’ll be right there b company is to proceed to the alang dam 5 km north of the town of of

Aer and secure s Dam until the arrival of Allied for has anyone guarden this your Dam yep are we going to have any help nope we can’t make radio contact for another hour get some rest uh Captain cartis how we going to do it I don’t know Soldier You will have to pretend this is tail I made it from some Roots I’d never know the difference you don’t want to rest like the others the others don’t know what I know what do you know that we’ll all be dead tomorrow why do you say

That because he’s right it is a company of clowns never even got through basic training never even fired at anything except 10 cans and they supposed to capture a heavily guarded Dam suicide no I don’t think so I watched my brother put on an uniform

And March off to divor then he got to the bar and he turned around and he bathed but there was no smile and I had no smile either but I watched him go you know why because I knew he was going to die how I mean how did you know

It because he was fighting for the wrong side and so I look at you now and I can tell then tell me you can smile when you b goodbye earlier today I watched a man die he was on the right side I don’t know about him I just know

About you no you don’t know about me and you don’t know about my men I wish to God I could believe that righteousness could save our lives but to doubt a men lant or yourself I don’t know there was a time when I knew but you know I think that you’re a strong

Man but did you let something make you doubt yourself but but if you believe it then you will be dead tomorrow do you believe that yes thank you get away from her W what do you think you’re doing don’t ever let me see you touch a white woman

Or so help you’re in my house cap even if there’s a war on outside you’re a guest in here you’re incredible Carter the lives of seven men are on the line and you spend your time protecting the virtue of white women who get too close to black men I feel sorry for you Man Uh I wouldn’t thinking not in Georgia anymore Carter I know do you oh things over here supposed to stay the way you like them everybody in his place I didn’t ask for this Mission oh that makes me feel better you didn’t ask that changes everything I didn’t ask but I expected Soldiers I don’t want to kill these man well you are little by little a word here a shove there and you make a man feels small well you think on that when one shot from a friend can save you and that one shot doesn’t Come this is London Bridge come in blue no this is blue no go ahead London Bridge over Holden first I want to thank you for this Mission you couldn’t have picked a better outfit did you take the dam we on our way General I’m coming in tomorrow

With the third regiment that damn better be there tomorrow Roger conter we need that damn Carter did you hear me I said we’re coming in Carter did you hear Me Good do good do only five of them and seven of us if we open up on them now they’ll never know what hit them no if they don’t report in there’ll be a search we don’t want the whole German Army snooping around here let’s just wait a few minutes and see what happens

Don’t Ryan your C here house ruined Anna sh but what are they doing in there shut up they could be coming around behind us leis I said shut up man we like sitting ducks in here come on Boss let’s split no not yet leave him in there let him

Have them I ain’t dying for No Help by the Hunker officer where you going Soldier far away from here baby that’s desertion what side are you on man that fcker ours you make one step toward that door and I’ll kill you boss we can leave

Is that what you waited 3 years to do huh run when the going gets rough you leave now you deserve to dig holes for people like him now who wants to make a move let’s get out of here we got a long night Look more trees up ahead that’s what Woods are made him yeah good hiding places don’t get cold feet on me tell I know we ain’t going to make it that the tree is looking at us I can feel it they’re waiting we’ll find out soon Enough I don’t want to die Big Jim hey man ain’t nothing to it I don’t want the pain just curl up inside of yourself look where I see one see what the tree get them under cover around the band Captain they in there stop it you’ll get us all kill them shoot them

They in there shoot them shoot him get out of that hole Mister Captain shut up I’ll give you the three I don’t want to die one please sir two three let me talk to him sir you got 2 minutes [Laughter] God there ain’t nobody there buddy what just us chickens it don’t make no difference it’s going to shoot me and I can’t move man ain’t nobody going to hurt you I’m scared [ __ ] yeah I know I’m scared too not like me I can’t even walk sure you can just get up out

Of there I can’t anybody can be scared it’s what you do when you’re scared makes you’re something or nothing always been a nothing maybe now you got a choice all right I’ll leave you and I’ll tell Carter to come back with his pistol and he can tell all his white friends

Man I knew them [ __ ] couldn’t cut the mustard they just Cur up in a hole and let me shoot them in the head in a 100 years from now black man will be clean to latrine just like you and me so long Buddy Been a while since they made any wi here could have saved some for us they want your boys and check inside There that one’s all clear CR you and Big Jim check the others huh Say Doc can I get my notebook from you keep writing Kid Hey Sher what can you get in there yeah go last one in Theo Sh hey Leis we need to volunteer you got a lot to choose from we want you any special reason you can use a knife you may have to we want you to scout the D pick somebody else to go with you got it what’ you think you’ll be just fine I want you to

Get as close as you can to the dam you’ll have to skirt the lake to get to the other end that’s where the detonators will be make a drawn of where the Chargers are placed and get back here 1200 an Hour From my Foxhole I can hear the sounds of artillery fire less than 100 yards away we are waiting for orders to advance to the Front the pressure of constant fighting is beginning to tell on the faces of the men and we hope for a day or two of rest after the coming Fight F anything nothing BS good all of you fall in over there all three of you come on I didn’t think we’d make it this far but we’ve been lucky you boys don’t know how lucky we’ve been but it’s just starting to warm up we got to have that damn by Nightfall

And it’s not going to be luck that gets us through you understand mhm open it what you going to use for bullets the rle Oil it better tuck those inside Soldier you want to save your hide yes I’m going outside to join Lieutenant Wallace and when I get back you better be in shape you Hear now Soldier shine up those boot to knock your eyes out spit over all of that rle and burn that uniform smells like gasoline Yeah St up that c hold you you got it you back soon Soldier What God you must be up on that roof over there you go to the right I’ll go to the left it it’s easy sh stuff all you got to do is Cur Up A For I don’t believe it I think we’ve been hated what we don’t have a chance well we come this far I ain’t going back without doing something here take a look what are they doing setting the chart I got a feeling we don’t have as much time as we think well we better get

Back what about the drawing we can remember come On Come on come On So where are they you know as much as I do Captain I know more than you do and I know they better get their bodies here in 5 more minutes and if they don’t come back they got that nose Miss sling I was thinking about us we go in without him

Unless you or somebody else has a better Idea Look you you don’t have much time they’re setting to charge where’s LS get a mine it’s dead where’s the drawing I never got it but I remember Taylor where’s the charge there’s eight of them next next to the water but the plunger is on the far side in the back

Of a truck let’s go no wait wait okay you take it easy we’ll come back for you yeah thank you Soldier you’ll be all right you going to be all right hay goodbye Hey where’s Grunk B is right we should be able to see it from out Hill seeing it’s one thing saving it’s another one thing at a time W It’s still there yeah but not for long all we got to get close to This Maybe we can rush them and the first thing they do is connect the wires and all this time and we can just watch you take the man nearest the Box we can make it hard to get near the thing but wait till most of them have left what’s going on looks like the

Farmer’s giving him a hard time gone you ready hey it’s Cre f cover me TR the Truck H July 25th we’ve been assured by Major Wallace there will be a rest for us when we reach Berlin the fighting has been hard The Strain almost unbearable I will receive the Medal of Honor from General Eisenhower but the heroism of De company will be preserved by the men who have

Seen us fight and die He get his TI I have to keep a record what’s in the book has some notes better keep that too send it to his folks that’s uhhuh Hey man hey man I was going to be far away from you baby I saw that hate wagon and I had to decide if I was going to be something or nothing and I had to do it you done good I had to do it can you walk I don’t know it hurts

Pretty bad easy now easy all easy Now Hey boy what you standing there for hey boys you better get some LS d Hey minute For N