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The Misfit Brigade
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The Misfit Brigade

1987-07-02 · 105 min · ★ 5.7

War · Action · Adventure · Drama

In 1943, Nazi Germany suffers heavy losses at the Eastern Front and an order for all-out retreat is ultimately issued. The 27th Penal Panzer Regiment, consisting solely of those convicted of various real or political crimes ranging from incest to dissidence, has just returned from Stalingrad where German forces were decimated by the Soviets after a brutal, year-long fight.

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Directors
Gordon Hessler
Production companies
Panorama-Film
Countries
Denmark, United Kingdom, United States of America, Yugoslavia
Status
Released

Top Cast

Bruce DavisonBruce DavisonPorta
David Patrick KellyDavid Patrick KellyThe Legionnaire
D.W. MoffettD.W. MoffettCapt. Von Barring
Jay O. SandersJay O. SandersTiny
Keith SzarabajkaKeith SzarabajkaOld Man
Oliver ReedOliver ReedThe General
David CarradineDavid CarradineCol. Von Weisshagen
Branko VidakovićBranko VidakovićCorporal Hugo Stege
Slavko ŠtimacSlavko ŠtimacSven Hassel
Boris KomnenićBoris KomnenićBauer
Andreja MaričićMueller
Klaus PaghKlaus PaghReinhardt
Anton SosičFreckles
Svetislav 'Bule' GoncićSvetislav 'Bule' GoncićSgt. Siegfried
Gordana BjelicaRussian Officer
Irena ProsenIrena ProsenThe Madam
Lidija PletlIrma
Danica MaksimovićDanica MaksimovićLady of the Night
Annie KorzenAnnie KorzenLady of the Night
Jelena TinskaLady of the Night

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