The Misfit Brigade (1987)

In the tempest of 1943, Nazi Germany is on its knees, grappling with crushing defeats on the Eastern Front. Amidst the chaos, the 27th Penal Panzer Regiment, a ragtag assembly of convicts, emerges from the ashes of Stalingrad. This motley crew, bound together by war crimes, political dissidence, and familial scandal, is led by Sergeant Willie Beier, a man torn between his duty and his family's safety. Among the ranks, we find Corporal Joseph Porta, a self-proclaimed communist and the crew's makeshift morale officer, and his partner-in-crime, Corporal Hugo Stege. Alongside them are the young and naive Sven Hassel, the murder-convicted but amiable Bauer, and the hulking, though not particularly bright, Wolfgang Creutzfeldt. Their ranks are completed by Alfred Kalb, a former Legionnaire with a penchant for polygamy, the inexperienced 'Freckles', and their by-the-book commander, Captain Erich von Barring. These men, deemed expendable by their superiors, are often thrust into suicidal missions, their lives bartered for the faintest hint of victory. The sadistic Colonel Von Weisshagen, desperate for recognition, sends the 27th Penal Panzer Regiment on a perilous mission behind enemy lines. Their objective: to obliterate a Soviet train transporting crucial fuel supplies for the Red Army. Success promises a full pardon for the crew, a chance for the German army to regroup, and possibly an Iron Cross for Von Weisshagen. But can they trust the promises of the top brass in such dire times? An action-packed narrative of survival, camaraderie, and the blurred lines of morality in war, "The Misfit Brigade" is an enthralling journey into the heart of the Eastern Front.

The Misfit Brigade is a war movie featuring Bruce Davison.

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