Plot:
In 1944 Germany, a jeep approaches the castle headquarters. Captain Carter must report to the general. Carter’s mission is to take
over a dam and hold it until reinforcements arrive. He is assigned to command B brigade.
Stock parachute footage ensues.
Carter skulks through the woods and gets the drop on Private Crunk, ok Richard Pryor. The illustrious captain isn’t impressed with
Richard Pryor’s guard ability. They head back to the camp.
Lieutenant Wallace meets Captain Carter. Carter is disgusted with Wallace’s insubordinate attitude. The captain isn’t too happy
when he learns the entire company is black.
B Company has never seen any combat.
Wallace learns of Carter’s orders.
In the morning, Carter inspects the motley bunch of soldiers. To the side, Carter chews out Wallace and doesn’t consider the men
to be real soldiers. B Company is a service company: digging trenches, latrines, etc...
Carter wants 6 volunteers along with Wallace to take the dam.
Wallace picks Richard Pryor, Rosey Grier, Lando, Doc, Writer, and Deaf Guy. The men aren’t told of the mission yet.
Writer has Doc hold onto his journal which extols all the glorious battles and medals won by B Company. Well, none of those things
ever happened.
On the move, Carter learns that the cook is physics teacher.
On rest, Carter learns of Lando’s superb knife throwing skills.
Back on the march, Carter wants to save time by not taking cover. Half of the men have gotten in the clear, and the other half have
yet to start. Deaf Guy is trapped in the middle and doesn’t hear anyone telling him to take cover. Deaf Guy is rapidly demoted to dead
guy when the plane guns him down.
Carter even refuses to spend the time to bury Deaf Guy. Wallace leaves angry about it, and the rest keep on marching.
Some German troops pass the US troops who make it to the farmhouse and their contact, Anna the icy blonde. Carter has the men
get to the barn. He finally reveals to the men the mission is to take and hold the dam.
Wallace is convinced they’ll be dead by this tomorrow. Anna is more positive and tries to convince him to be more positive. He gives
her a chaste kiss on the cheek as Carter walks in the farmhouse. Anna introduces Carter to the taste of hand by slapping him a good one
across the face. Righteous indignation ensues.
Later, Wallace and Carter almost seem to be bonding. Carter doesn’t want the men to die.
Carter uses the radio to contact the general when Nazis pull up outside. Anna hides the radio and Carter before the Nazis enter the
house. B Company is hiding in the barn.
B Company wants to make a run for it. Wallace won’t let any of them desert. Carter gets to the barn, and they all head out.
Miles away, the soldiers keep marching. Richard Pryor is getting spooked, opens fire, and hides in a hole. Rosey tries talking him
out of his fear because Carter will bust a cap in him otherwise. Richard Pryor rejoins the group.
They reach the abandoned winery and search the buildings. Writer gets his notebook back from Doc. Pryor and Rosey sneak off
and discover a small cache to wine bottles.
Carter and Wallace plot the attack. They want Lando to scout around the dam. His knife throwing skills can be very useful.
Some guy spots Lando. He rushes to get his rifle.
Writer is embellishing another of his stories.
Swaggering Richard Pryor and Rosey ensues.
Captain Carter tries to be inspirational. He inspects his men’s weapons. They all need to be prepared and leaves.
Rosey does a mock inspection of Richard Pryor and Writer unaware of Carter behind him. Suddenly, sniper guy shoots
Rosey. Captain Carter and Lt. Wallace go after the snipe and are able to shoot him.
Lando and the Doc head on to spy the German soldiers at the dam. Heading back, they hit a landmine. Doc gets back to
the squad. Reporting where the charges are located. Cater, Wallace, and the Writer leave Doc behind. Richard Pryor runs
off.
The Germans are finishing planting the explosives on the dam. A farmer approaches. Richard Pryor is hiding in the farmer’s
cart. He gets the detonator.
Carter, Wallace, and the Writer run down. Writer gets shot and killed. Richard Pryor gets wounded. Carter and Wallace get
to Richard Pryor. The US Army pulls up to the dam. The incoming soldiers insult Carter and Richard Pryor. Carter tosses the
shovel away before the medic takes care of Richard Pryor.
