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Carter's Army (1970)

Carter's Army poster
Directed by
George McCowan
Genre
tv movie, war, adventure
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 10m
Rated
R
Rating
4.4 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A white officer leads a squad of Black soldiers on a dangerous mission during World War II. They face danger from the enemy and internal conflict among themselves.

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What happens

Carter's Army is a 1970 American made-for-television war drama film starring a host of prominent African-American film actors, including Richard Pryor, Rosey Grier, Robert Hooks, Billy Dee Williams and Moses Gunn. The film originally aired as an ABC Movie of the Week on January 27, 1970. The film would be released on DVD under the title Black Brigade. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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