Black Brigade (1970) | aka Carters Army | WWII Robert Hooks Richard Pryor

[Music] captain Connor the general is expecting me sir just wait [Music] you're told your boy I mean you in the army sir what's it my uniform sir yes sir you see yeah I have to tell the gentleman's won't be I'm glad you could come kata I never say no to a general kings and counts used to dine on this Terrace should be right at home captain I have a job for you I appreciate the hospitality general but I'll walk to Berlin for mixed drinks for you captain we have people to do that in the army and I want you for something else I want you to say that they am [Music] there's a game on the Afghan lake right here our main forces more than 50 miles away here if the jerries know we're coming they'll blow it up and if they do they'll stall our advance for at least two days and flood the valley what we want to do is Surprise them from the south now the newest unit is B Company third Regiment will send a man Carter I'm afraid you missed the point we've got two days to save the dam this mission requires the experience of a commando and you were available you'll be flown to B Company and dropped oh the codename is London Bridge from there on you're on your own you'll be behind German lines the minute you step out of camp twenty-eight miles down this road is a farmhouse with a friendly contact and Arabia you'll spend the night there twelve more miles down the road is an abandoned winery that will be your base of operation for the actual salt I'll see that you get a promotion wouldn't be nice to wake up in a few days a major [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] if I was a German you'd be dead by now [Music] but can you talk boy Johnson crunked private B Company US Army become my spittoon Wonder Bread London Bridge Hickory Creek Georgia don't you know the password where the players what players you were supposed to light a flare at Oh 100 hours and bring me an what time is it now can't you tell the time soldier I can tell ordinary time I'm not very good at army time yet you're in trouble private I never seen no one stand guard like that yes sir big trouble Oh where's out there down the road with peace take me to it I'm oh boy yeah helmet [Music] mate in the first class whoo you know I should have seen that well you're learning fast but then it you'll be beating me regularly in no time let's call it a day hi George hey I get the boys have some action in the restive yeah I've never been lucky at gambling not that I have anything worth losing but there's nothing worth winning around here either I tell you what you teach me how to play chess and I'll tell you how to cheat at craps you go in yourself a few bucks thank you I'm gonna have to beg off this time an old man needs to sleep more than a craps festival now you play a good game for an officer see you in the morning hey George it says here that you can change places between the king and the room now you never told me that maybe it's cause I'm not George you charade what can I do for you you've been salute bar and who would I be saluting if I saluted captain Carter and I'll break your arm if you don't mm-hmm and if I do you mean if are you drunk man a little I suppose why and does that oh wait it's over here somewhere in a second captain yeah oh you'll be asked lieutenant who's this fine just a little dirty that's all I used it to cook some stew in yesterday where's your Co Wallace it would be she let you drink up Jenny wine French wine therefore see what's the matter with you lost a man court-martial for your kind of lip I guess I'm in shock we don't see too many white folks around here you don't see him anymore what how many of you people are they here people you mean how many black men in this company area are capital e company proudly serving their country [Music] can I introduce you I'm sure they'd love to each well if you'll excuse me I think I'll join the game [Music] hey boys he gonna stake me man it's gonna hit this time alright I'll give you a million potato [Music] [Applause] but you still owe me three million two hundred pounds I'll get it I'll get it just give me some time to discuss depth you get in the Bene all his good was sweeping up the place cuz he couldn't hear the man when the man told him he was Bo AF hey yes sir how'd you supposed to be on guard duty man yes sir but about to me in here yeah well get on back out there I'll send somebody to relieve you in a couple of hours [Music] Wallis general olden sent me here you mean you need 20 men to wipe spit from the generals chin give me your radio no chance watch your mouth Sonny the radios been broken for three weeks and we don't have the parts to fix it well there's one where we're going so forget it what would I need a radio for anyway they'll tell us when to move I'm telling you now we've been in this stinkin war for three years we get our orders from general Smyth we're the first to arrive in the last to leave and we don't have our orders yet you do now mister [Music] you gotta be kidding time do you want to move out on step on it hold seven Bulai captain [Music] come on come on Sunnis up everybody up formation for me proud of them come on let's go coughing I'm in Georgia all right soldiers fuzzy [Music] all right so just wallet [Music] gentlemen this is captain cata he's got a few words you want to say to you [Music] [Music] and I see you on your tent at your pleasure captain my pleasure is right now [Music] sit down what it's a circus there is one man out there with a uniform only half of him is gone the other half is a goatee they won't even stand up straight ooh and mother's memory am I supposed to get to his men 40 miles in their enemy territory they can do it audience bigger they aren't even soldiers they are soldiers captain qualified members of the Armed Forces of the United State a soldier 5 a soldier does what he is ordered to do every one of those men volunteered to fight to die for his country they've been here three years captain three years waiting to face a gun you know what the orders have been this is a service company Connor sanitation detail mess detail burial detail is you ever wonder what happened to those trenches once you leave huh those stinkin trenches that you can't stand they're going in because they make you vomit the company fills them up with lye and mud and then go someplace else to take another don't tell me they're not soldiers because they don't fight take a look come on take a look tell me again there soon they are black men doing what they know how to do the army just gave them a job doing it well then mr. Carter you and that damned are in pretty big trouble I need seven man you and six volunteers [Music] you want me to choose six of my men so you can get them killed I want six volunteers do you want to ask him or shall I [Music] I'll ask but just for the record I hope the first bullet hits you right between your big blue eyes [Music] one two three one two three one two three one two three one two three one all right all three step forward and soldier than the rear can fall out the rest of you who've got a job to do [Music] okay we going man damn who's the white though says he's the captain him the boss was a given at each other few minutes ago what kind of damn want you to shut up ain't gonna be no damn there's gonna be some all the trees I've seen Italian latrines France latrines and Belgian latrines Charlie treats anger be no different right Cup yeah but we don't need a white man to tell us that I don't need no white man at all hey uh Brightman give me a cigarette what a cigarette man okay sure sure you still run in the direct thing mm-hmm oh it's not a diary it's more like a journal about us let me see No you said it was about us it is well see what you say about me let him be Luis shut up Batman hey man I don't know what to say about even looking uh says private Mullis anyone soldier in the US Army single-handedly was 35 dirty t-shirts around once holding his nobody they don't have millions to hold oh hey all right that's enough get your gear together we move out in five minutes [Music] hey Doc I don't want to keep this woman it'll be safer with you I'm sure okay what I want to write some more I'll get it from you okay boss says we move out in about five minutes I think we'll get to see some action this time well they'd had to happen sooner or later lied 23rd 1944 we encountered heavy action today lost three men to enemy artillery companies want magnificently killing 23 of the enemy before taking the machine-gun nest lieutenant Wallace cited three men myself included for bravery under fire I'm continually awed by the heroism of this company under the severus of down-low conditions I will receive the Medal of Honor at a ceremony when we reach Berlin [Music] [Music] okay let's move out [Music] [Music] so John John arrives sorry captain mind is to come in my party come on don't do the walking soldiers yes sir [Music] something amusing you mister three years ago I would have laughed anyone in the face you said I'd been in the Army today being larger John no a number of things do you pay treaties and stupidity I thought it could be useful you find a walk to our boy when you said I loved every minute of it [Music] what you do an idea sir what's your work I am a cook set first class the army needs cooks evidently what's his name those named Serge I was talking to hey private hates those be smarter than the average foot soldier he's a teacher better back what's he teach me tech physics physics [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] know how to use that time I've used it before you come back here I was in combat before join the army on 34th Street division that's in Harlem baby if you look under me that out of used it on you know it where a tree [Music] [Music] we should stay on the high ground use the trees for cover or you stay on a road follows it in far ahead I don't like it captain we save an hour this way okay [Music] ow get down you're crazy pain [Music] [Music] [Music] we saved an hour captain come on help me bury him in time would it be time if he was white stop looking at it it's just as plentiful grandma not come on it's got a big place follow me [Music] [Music] [Music] London Bridge is falling down [Music] [Music] get up in the morning back of the house [Music] we have to spend all day in this place stinks would you rather spend it outside you can wave to de German patrols when they come by there are many of them in this area is this bar n bar ends it become yeah sign a guest for hate the company doctors there for in addition you speak that German stuff pretty good that german grunt is the language of physics and putting jamming the transmission will be like 1302 but if you need me I'll be in the house I hope you have a pleasant death Gabi you still haven't told us where we're going you're going on the right there is to proceed to the of gang dam five kilometres north of the town of l-step and secure set down until the arrival of our lab forth does anyone garden is your Dam yeah captain Carter said how're we gonna do it animals [Music] [Music] you don't have to pretend this is telling you know when I made it from some roots I'd never know the difference you don't want a vest let's others the others don't know what I know what do you know that we'll all be dead tomorrow why'd you say that because he's right it is a company of clowns never even got through basic training never even fired at anything except ten cans and they're supposed to capture a heavily guarded dam suicide no I don't think so I am watched my better put on a uniform and myself to Devore I only got to tow behind he turned around and he saved but there was no smile and I had most my music but I watched him go didn't know why so he was going to die huh I mean how did you know it because he was fighting for the wrong side and so I look at you now and I can tell didn't tell me you can smile when you wave goodbye earlier today I watched a man die he was on the right side I don't worry about him I guess normal about you know you don't know about me and you don't know about my men I wish to God I could believe that righteousness could save our lives but you don't your men know I don't and yourself I don't know there was a time when I knew but [Music] yeah I think that you're a strong man but the tube not something make you doubt yourself but but you can't believe it don't you feel better tomorrow do you believe that yes thank you get away from hair loss what do you think you're doing don't ever let me see you touch a white woman or so ever in my house capitán even if there's a war on outside you are a guest in here you're incredible Carter the lives of seven men are on the line and you spend your time protecting the virtue of white women who get too close to black men I feel sorry for you man [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] I wasn't thinking and not in Georgia anymore Carter I know do you all things over here supposed to stay the way you like them everybody in his place I didn't ask for this mission oh that makes me feel better you didn't ask that changes everything I didn't ask but I suspected soldiers [Music] I don't want to kill he's man what you are little by little a word here I shoved there and you make a man feel small what do you think on that when one shot from a friend can save you and that one shot doesn't come [Music] [Music] this is London Bridge come in blue news open first I want to thank you for this mission you couldn't have picked up that outfit did you take the damn we're on our way general I'm coming in tomorrow with the third regiment that damn better be there tomorrow Roger Connor we need back there [Music] did you hear me I said we're coming in how did you get me [Music] dr. light talk come on G time okay what's another like that a favorable in southern English it will open up and another never know what hit him no they don't report on the Blues search we don't want the whole German army snooping around here let's just wait a few minutes to see what happens [Music] you cut your ass ruin you guys and see what I mean ha ha share another what do they believe that shut up they could be coming around behind us Luis I said shut up man we're like sitting ducks in here come on boys let's split no not yet I ain't dyin for no helper the unconference where you goin soldier always yeah baby that's decision what side do you want man that was awesome toward that door not kill you yes we believe is that what you waited three years to do that run when the going gets rough you leave now you deserve that dig holes for people like him now who wants to make a movement let's get out of here we got a long night [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] well more trees up here would you later yeah a good hiding places don't get cold feet on me thumbs up I know we ain't gonna make it then the trees looking at us I can feel they are waiting we find out soon enough I don't want to die Big Jim a man ain't nothing do it I don't want the pain just curl up inside himself see what what you treat [Music] get him undercover around the base [Music] get out of that hole mr. captain it shut up I give you two three one please sir two for you let me talk to him sir you got two minutes ain't nobody there buddy what just house chickens gonna shoot me and I can't move man ain't nobody gonna hurt you I'm scared yeah I know I'm scared too not like me yep I can't even walk she can just get up out of there okay anybody can be scared it's what you do when you're scared makes you something or nothing always been another Navy now you got a choice all right I love you and I'll tell Carl to come back with his pistol and you can tell all his white friends man I knew them [ __ ] couldn't cut the mustard they just curl up in a hole and let me shoot him in the hand [Music] and a hundred years from now black man to be clean on the train just like you and me so long buddy [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] been a while since I made me wine here could he save some for us tipple me the boys and check inside there [Music] that one's all clean come on Q and Big Jim check you guys in hey Doc can I get my note with them keep writing kid [Music] [Music] hey short stuff can you get in there last one [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] hey Louis [Music] [Music] wait a volunteer you got a lot to choose from we want you any special reason given you as a man it may after we want you to scout the dam make somebody else to go with you got it what you think he'll be just fine I want you to get as close as you can but then you'll have to skip the lake get the other end that's what the detonators will be make a drone of whether charges are placed and get back here 1200 hour [Music] [Music] [Music] in my foxhole I can hear the sounds of artillery fire less than a hundred yards away when you're waiting for orders to advance to the front [Music] the pressure of constant fighting has began to tell on the faces of the men and we hope for a day or two arrests at the coming fight [Music] [Music] all of you falling over there all three of you come on I didn't think we'd make it this far but we've been lucky you boys don't know how lucky we've been but it's just starting to warm up we've got to have that down by nightfall and it's not going to be luck that gets us to you understand open it you're going to use four bullets [Music] oil it better tuck those inside soldier you want to say go hide yes I'm going outside to join them ten applause and when I get back you better be in shape and burn that Utapau no black Kathleen [Music] [Music] be up on that roof over there go to the right [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] don't believe it I think we've been had what you don't have a chance when we come this by going back without doing something here take a look sending the chart I had a feeling we don't have as much time as we think well we better get back what about the drawing we can remember come on [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] where are you know as much as I do I better get the bodies here in five more minutes and if they don't come back I was thinking about us we go in without him unless you or somebody else is a better idea [Music] [Music] you don't have much time they're setting to charge where's Lewis in a mine he's dead where's the drawing I never got it I remember Telus where's the charge this eight of them next next to the water but the plunger is on the far side in the back of a truck let's go wait wait [Music] you take it easy we'll come back down yeah thank you [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] nowadays is right we shall be able to terraform anthill seeing it's one thing saving it's another one thing at a time one [Music] [Music] it's still there [Music] ha [Music] it was amiss [Music] [Music] [Music] moving Commission and the first thing they do is connect the wires and from all this time we can just watch you take the man there's the box we don't make it hard to get near this time well wait the most open my bliss [Music] all the money big money let's go up looks like the bomb was giving him a hard time [Music] that's a park on you ready [Music] it's cruel [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] July 25th we've been assured by major Wallace there will be arrests for us each burnin the fighting has been hard the strain almost unbearable I will receive the Medal of Honor from General Eisenhower but the heroism d-company will be preserved by the men who have seen his fight and died [Music] to get his time I have to keep her [Music] some notes better get back to vote that's cool [Music] [Music] far away from a baby the sodden hay wagon gonna be something I do you don't put [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] ma [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music]

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Length: 70min 5sec (4205 seconds)

Published: Fri Oct 18 2019