Director: Andrew V. McLaglen

Writer: William Roberts

Based on a book by: Robert H. Adleman; Col. George Walton

Music Composed and Conducted by: Alex North

Producer: David L. Wolper

Keywords: Drama, WWII

A colonel is tasked with taking an elite Canadian unit and group of American criminals and misfits, combining them into a working fighting force. Not a ripoff of The Dirty Dozen (1967) but instead the true story of the First Special Service Force, formed 1942.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Claude Akins	Actor	25-May-1926	27-Jan-1994	Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo
Norman Alden	Actor	13-Sep-1924	27-Jul-2012	Character actor
Dana Andrews	Actor	1-Jan-1909	17-Dec-1992	The Best Years of Our Lives
Luke Askew	Actor	26-Mar-1932	29-Mar-2012	Easy Rider
Harry Carey, Jr.	Actor	16-May-1921	27-Dec-2012	The Whales of August
James Craig	Actor	4-Feb-1912	28-Jun-1985	Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
Richard Dawson	Game Show Host	20-Nov-1932	2-Jun-2012	Host of Family Feud, 1976-85
Vince Edwards	Actor	7-Jul-1928	11-Mar-1996	Ben Casey
William Holden	Actor	17-Apr-1918	16-Nov-1981	Stalag 17
Paul Hornung	Football	23-Dec-1935		Green Bay Packer, Heisman winner
Richard Jaeckel	Actor	10-Oct-1926	14-Jun-1997	Sometimes a Great Notion
Patric Knowles	Actor	11-Nov-1911	23-Dec-1995	The Wolf Man
Hal Needham	Film Director	6-Mar-1931	25-Oct-2013	The Cannonball Run
Carroll O'Connor	Actor	2-Aug-1924	21-Jun-2001	Archie Bunker in All in the Family
Andrew Prine	Actor	14-Feb-1936		Gettysburg
Michael Rennie	Actor	25-Aug-1909	10-Jun-1971	The Day the Earth Stood Still
Cliff Robertson	Actor	9-Sep-1923	10-Sep-2011	Uncle Ben in Spider-Man
Jeremy Slate	Actor	17-Feb-1926	19-Nov-2006	The Mini-Skirt Mob
Jack Watson	Actor	14-May-1915	4-Jul-1999	The Wild Geese

CAST

starring
William Holden	...   Lt. Col. Robert T. Frederick
Cliff Robertson	...   Maj. Alan Crown
Vince Edwards	...   Maj. Cliff Bricker
co-starring
Andrew Prine	...   Pvt. Theodore Ransom
Claude Akins	...   Pvt. Rocky Rockman
Richard Jaeckel	...   Pvt. Omar Greco
Jack Watson	...   Cpl. Peacock
Jeremy Slate	...   Sgt. Pat O'Neill
Richard Dawson	...   Pvt. Hugh MacDonald
Featuring
Tom Stern	...   Capt. Cardwell
Tom Troupe	...   Pvt. Al Manella
Luke Askew	...   Pvt. Hubert Hixon
Bill Fletcher	...   Pvt. Bronc Guthrie
Jean-Paul Vignon	...   Pvt. Henri Laurent
Harry Carey, Jr.	...   Capt. Rose
and
Norman Alden	...   The M.P. Lt.
Patric Knowles	...   Adm. Lord Mountbatten
James Craig	...   Maj. Gen. Knapp
Don Megowan	...   Luke Phelan
David Pritchard	...   Cpl. Coker
Maggie Thrett	...   Millie
Paul Busch	...   The German Captain
Alix Talton	...   Miss Arnold
Wilhelm von Homburg	...   Fritz
Rita Rogers	...   Miss Tilda Kleinschmidt
Jerry Gatlin	...   The M.P.
Gina Grant	...   Supporting Cast
Alan Caillou	...   Gen. Marlin
Don Fullmer	...   The G.I.
Max Turilli	...   The German Commander
Donald Ein	...   Gen. Jensen
Rex Layne	...   The Lumberman
Richard Simmons	...   Gen. Bixby
Pat Waltz	...   Gen. Hunter's Aide
Guest Stars
Dana Andrews	...   Brig. Gen. Walter Naylor
Michael Rennie	...   Lt. Gen. Mark Clark
Carroll O'Connor	...   Maj. Gen. Maxwell Hunter
Gretchen Wyler	...   The Lady of Joy
Paul Hornung	...   The Lumberjack
Gene Fullmer	...   The Bartender
Hal Needham	...   The Sgt.
Julian J. Ludwig	...   Gen. Clark's Aide

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