# Carter's Army

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***Carter's Army*** is a 1970 American [made-for-television](/source/Television_film) [war](/source/War_film) [drama film](/source/Drama_(film_and_television)) starring a host of prominent [African-American](/source/African-American) film actors, including [Richard Pryor](/source/Richard_Pryor), [Rosey Grier](/source/Rosey_Grier), [Robert Hooks](/source/Robert_Hooks), [Billy Dee Williams](/source/Billy_Dee_Williams) and [Moses Gunn](/source/Moses_Gunn). The film originally aired as an *[ABC Movie of the Week](/source/ABC_Movie_of_the_Week)* on January 27, 1970.[1]

The film would be released on DVD under the title ***Black Brigade***.

## Plot

A redneck officer is put in charge of a squad of all black troops charged with the mission of securing an important hydro dam in Nazi Germany. Their failure would delay the Allied advance into Germany, thus prolonging the war. These African-Americans had been relegated to cleaning latrines and therefore have little real military training, but Captain Beau Carter has no choice. He leads the rag-tag unit to secure the dam and the men reveal themselves as heroic.

## Cast

- [Stephen Boyd](/source/Stephen_Boyd) as Captain Beau Carter
- [Robert Hooks](/source/Robert_Hooks) as Lieutenant Edward Wallace
- [Susan Oliver](/source/Susan_Oliver) as Anna Renvic
- [Rosey Grier](/source/Rosey_Grier) as Jim "Big Jim"
- [Moses Gunn](/source/Moses_Gunn) as Private "Doc" Hayes
- [Richard Pryor](/source/Richard_Pryor) as Private Jonathan Crunk
- [Glynn Turman](/source/Glynn_Turman) as Private George Brightman
- [Billy Dee Williams](/source/Billy_Dee_Williams) as Private Lewis
- [Paul Stewart](/source/Paul_Stewart_(actor)) as Brigadier General Clark

## Production

It was shot on location in [Mount Pinos](/source/Mount_Pinos).[2]

## References

1. Hooks Finds Time for a Hitch in 'Mr. Carter's Army': HOOKS Knapp, Dan. Los Angeles Times 15 Sep 1969: e1.

1. INSIDE TV: Filming Under Way for 'Mr. Carter's Army' Los Angeles Times 15 Aug 1969: d20

## External links

- [Black Brigade](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064135/) at IMDb

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