The Glory Brigade

The Glory Brigade (1953)

You'll Never Love So Hard In Your Life... as these hard-hitting guys hit the dirt... and come up fighting!

During the Korean War Lt. Sam Pryor volunteers his platoon to escort Greek troops to perform a reconnaissance mission behind Communist lines. Due to his Greek heritage Pryor is initially proud to accompany the Greek contingent but his feelings change to scorn and mistrust when what he believes is cowardice shown by the Greek soldiers and their leaders results in the near annihiliation of his own platoon. An uneasy alliance is maintained between the US and Greek troops as the enemy's true objective is learned.

Date of release
1953-05-20
TMDB
6.3 / 10 (7)
Runtime
1h 22m
Genres
War
Director
Robert D. Webb

Casting

Interesting facts

The Glory Brigade is a 1953 American war film directed by Robert D. Webb. It stars Victor Mature and Alexander Scourby.

Production

The film's original title was Baptism of Fire. Victor Mature was to have been loaned to RKO for Split Second, but Fox decided to keep him to star in The Glory Brigade. Filming began on September 15, 1952.

The film was shot at the United States Army Engineer School at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. The opening scene in which the bridge is blown up was filmed on the Osage River in Tuscumbia, Missouri.

While filming a scene at Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri, a demolition charge exploded underneath a boat, killing the boatman and injuring two others.

The Glory Brigade was Mature's first role as a combat soldier, and it was the only film in which Lee Marvin wore glasses in all of his scenes.

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