''Carter's Army'' is a 1970 American

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starring a host of prominent

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film actors, including

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, Rosey Grier,

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, Billy Dee Williams and

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. The film originally aired as an ''

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'' on January 27, 1970. The film would be released on DVD under the title ''Black Brigade''.

Plot

A redneck officer 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 *

as Lieutenant Edward Wallace * Susan Oliver as Anna Renvic * Rosey Grier as Jim "Big Jim" *

as Private "Doc" Hayes *

as Private Jonathan Crunk * Glynn Turman as Private George Brightman * Billy Dee Williams as Private Lewis * Paul Stewart as Brigadier 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

External links

* * 1970 television films 1970 films 1970s war drama films American war drama films American World War II films African-American films ABC Movie of the Week Films directed by George McCowan Films produced by Aaron Spelling American drama television films 1970s American films World War II television films {{tv-drama-film-stub