The Glory Brigade (1953)

Approved  |   |  Action, Drama, War  |  20 May 1953 (USA)
6.0
Your rating:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X  
Ratings: 6.0/10 from 186 users  
Reviews: 7 user | 3 critic

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 ... See full summary »

Director:

Writer:

0Check in
0Share...

10 Bond Trivia Facts

Count down 10 things only real James Bond fans know about James Bond.

Watch now

User Lists

Related lists from IMDb users

a list of 9253 titles
created 25 Mar 2013
 
list image
a list of 165 titles
created 10 Jun 2013
 
list image
a list of 288 titles
created 27 Jan 2014
 
a list of 1038 titles
created 11 Feb 2014
 
a list of 4 titles
created 18 Mar 2014
 

Related Items

Connect with IMDb


Share this Rating

Title: The Glory Brigade (1953)

The Glory Brigade (1953) on IMDb 6/10

Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.

Take The Quiz!

Test your knowledge of The Glory Brigade.
Won 1 Golden Globe. See more awards »
Learn more

People who liked this also liked... 

Crime | Drama | Film-Noir
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.9/10 X  

Three men case a small town very carefully, with plans to rob the bank on the upcoming Saturday, which turns violent and deadly.

Director: Richard Fleischer
Stars: Victor Mature, Richard Egan, Stephen McNally
Western
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.8/10 X  

A Confederate Major and his troops are falsely lead to believe the Civil War is not over, and become wanted men when they attack a Union Army wagon train.

Director: Roy Huggins
Stars: Randolph Scott, Donna Reed, Claude Jarman Jr.
Western
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.9/10 X  

A former spy moves to Arizona to join a gold robbery, but when he gets there decides that it's not for him and tries to change his life.

Director: André De Toth
Stars: Randolph Scott, Claire Trevor, Joan Weldon
Western
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.3/10 X  

Marshal Tyrone and the Silver Kid form an uneasy alliance against a gang of claim jumpers.

Director: Don Siegel
Stars: Audie Murphy, Faith Domergue, Stephen McNally
Gun Fury (1953)
Action | Adventure | Crime
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6/10 X  

In Arizona, Frank Slayton's gang robs a stagecoach and kidnaps Ben Warren's fiancée, prompting Warren to pursue Slayton.

Director: Raoul Walsh
Stars: Rock Hudson, Donna Reed, Philip Carey
Adventure | Biography | History
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.2/10 X  

In the eighteenth century, a Spanish expedition is looking for seven cities of gold in a territory now known as California. A very difficult task due the opposition of the aborigines, but ... See full summary »

Director: Robert D. Webb
Stars: Richard Egan, Anthony Quinn, Michael Rennie
Seminole (1953)
Western
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.3/10 X  

A cavalry lieutenant on trial for murder recounts his efforts make peace with the Seminole Indian tribe, under an evil major.

Director: Budd Boetticher
Stars: Rock Hudson, Barbara Hale, Anthony Quinn
Drama | War
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.6/10 X  

During WW2 in Italy, Sergeant Joe Mooney is leading his small squad on the front-lines but is ordered to avoid rescuing a soldier trapped in no man's land.

Director: Edward Dmytryk
Stars: Bonar Colleano, Arthur Franz, Lee Marvin
Crime | Drama | Film-Noir
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.5/10 X  

At an isolated, seaside greasy-spoon cafe live George, the sarcastic owner; Slob, the potentially violent cook; and Kotty, the sexy waitress all the men lust after. Plus an occasional ... See full summary »

Director: Edward Dein
Stars: Terry Moore, Frank Lovejoy, Keenan Wynn
Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.4/10 X  

Antonio Gomez, a nearly down-and-out musician, is a widower with a young boy, Paco. Fighting to support his boy in the face of unemployment and neighbors who want custody of his son (... See full summary »

Directors: Harry Horner, Rafael Portillo
Stars: Ricardo Montalban, Anne Bancroft, Lee Marvin
The Raid (1954)
Action | Drama | War
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.9/10 X  

A group of Confederate prisoners escape to Canada and plan to rob the banks and set fire to the small town of Saint Albans in Vermont. To get the lie of the land, their leader spends a few ... See full summary »

Director: Hugo Fregonese
Stars: Van Heflin, Anne Bancroft, Richard Boone
The Rack (1956)
Drama | War
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.8/10 X  

A decorated Korean War hero inexplicably collaborates with the enemy while interred in a POW camp and is court-martialed.

Director: Arnold Laven
Stars: Paul Newman, Wendell Corey, Walter Pidgeon
Edit

Cast

Complete credited cast:
...
Lt. Sam Pryor
Alexander Scourby ...
Lt. Niklas
...
Cpl. Bowman
Richard Egan ...
Sgt. Johnson
Nick Dennis ...
Cpl. Marakis
...
Sgt. Chuck Anderson
...
Pvt. 'Stoney' Stone
Russell Evans ...
Pvt. Taylor
Henry Kulky ...
Sgt. 'Smitty' Smitkowsky
Gregg Martell ...
Pvt. Ryan
Edit

Storyline

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. Written by Doug Sederberg <vornoff@sonic.net>

Plot Summary | Add Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

korean war | See All (1) »

Taglines:

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

Genres:

Action | Drama | War

Certificate:

Approved | See all certifications »
Edit

Details

Country:

Language:

Release Date:

20 May 1953 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

La brigade glorieuse  »

Company Credits

Show detailed on  »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

(Western Electric Recording)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
See  »
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia

Special effects crew member Jess Wolf died from injuries suffered while working on a dynamite blast for the film. See more »

Quotes

[Pryor's men discover their Greek allies are dancing around their campfire before battle]
Pvt. 'Stoney' Stone: Fantastic fighters? Ha!
Lt. Sam Pryor: If ever a private was askin' to be busted...
See more »

Connections

Featured in The Last Days of the Big Lie (2009) See more »

Frequently Asked Questions

This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.

User Reviews

Decent war melodrama
22 January 2003 | by See all my reviews

This film is a decent war melodrama as well as a vehicle for star Victor Mature. It tells a somewhat engaging tale of an American platoon cooperating with a Greek platoon during the Korean war. The filmmakers use the distrust these platoons have for one another as a comment on racism and, ultimately, a slightly heavyhanded lesson on looking past differences to work together against a greater enemy. But the film has some rousing battle scenes, few and far between as they may be, and it's heart is certainly in the right place. The acting is mostly good, especially from the intensely watchable Lee Marvin, who is the primary reason I saw this film. He is my favorite actor and I jumped at the opportunity to see this little seen movie which is not available on home video at present time. He plays the demolitionist in Mature's platoon, just one of several random soldiers, really. Lee's role is small, but he does the most he can with the character and screen time he has. Fans will be interested to note that Marvin's character wears glasses, one of the few times he has ever been seen wearing them in films, or anywhere else for that matter. All in all "The Glory Brigade" isn't much better than fair, but Marvin and Mature fans may want to check it out.


8 of 10 people found this review helpful.  Was this review helpful to you?

Message Boards

Recent Posts
Not listed in Leonards Maltin 2006 book meow4597
Discuss The Glory Brigade (1953) on the IMDb message boards »

Contribute to This Page

Create a character page for:
?