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Carter's Army
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Wikipedia article
'Carter's Army' is a 1970 American made-for-television war drama film starring a host of prominent African-American film actors, including Richard Pryor, Rosey Grier, Robert Hooks, Billy Dee Williams and Moses Gunn. The film originally aired as an 'ABC Movie of the Week' on January 27, 1970.Hooks Finds Time for a Hitch in 'Mr. Carter's Army': HOOKS Knapp, Dan. Los Angeles Times 15 Sep 1969: e1.
The film would be released on DVD under the title 'Black Brigade'.
Plot
A redneck officer (Stephen Boyd) is put in charge of a squad of all black troops charged with the mission of securing an important hydro dam in Nazi Germany. Their failure would delay the Allied advance into Germany, thus prolonging the war. These African-Americans had been relegated to cleaning latrines and therefore have little real military training, but Captain Beau Carter has no choice. He leads the rag-tag unit to secure the dam and the men reveal themselves as heroic.
Cast
* Stephen Boyd as Captain Beau Carter
* Robert Hooks as Lieutenant Edward Wallace
* Susan Oliver as Anna Renvic
* Rosey Grier as Jim "Big Jim"
* Moses Gunn as Private "Doc" Hayes
* Richard Pryor as Private Jonathan Crunk
* Glynn Turman as Private George Brightman
* Billy Dee Williams as Private Lewis
* Paul Stewart as General Clark
Production
It was shot on location in Mount Pinos.INSIDE TV: Filming Under Way for 'Mr. Carter's Army' Los Angeles Times 15 Aug 1969: d20
References
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