The Devil's 8

1969

Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller

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IMDb Rating 5.1/10 10 475 475

undercover escaped convict moonshine

Plot summary

The Devil's 8 is a 1969 film from American International Pictures. It is about a Federal agent (Christopher George) who recruits six convicts to bust a moonshine ring.

Director

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Burt Topper

Top cast

Joe Turkel Photo
Joe Turkel as Sam
Lynda Day George Photo
Lynda Day George as Ray's Girlfriend
Robert DoQui Photo
Robert DoQui as Henry Reed
Ross Hagen Photo
Ross Hagen as Frank Davis
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901.99 MB
1280*682
English 2.0
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24 fps
1 hr 38 min
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1.64 GB
1920*1024
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
24 fps
1 hr 38 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by revtg001 6 / 10

Moonshiners act tough. G-Man acts tougher. Usual result.

A moonshine movie is a moonshine movie. Everybody did one. Robert Mitchum. James Stewart. Richard Widmark. This one is a non-stop action piece of fluff. Really good light entertainment. Ralph Meeker is so relaxed in his role as the pin-up poster boy for moonshiners everywhere you can almost believe it. And Cliff Osmend, great actor and screen writer, plays his usual light comedy big dumb oaf. All the rest of the cast, except for Fabien, were unknown at the time.Agent George answers his car phone (mark of a really important man back then) and his hot date is interrupted by an urgent call. He has to move now to break up a big moonshine syndicate. He recruits 8 guys doing hard time. Their reward, lots of time off. They set up a military style training camp, become commandos, infiltrate Meeker's gang and locate the down home whiskey world. Instead of a chase scene they invade with firebombs, hand grenades, sub-machine guns and much macho heroism. Many die. Truth, justice and the American way are made safe for the bonded whiskey warehouses. Fun to watch. A six-pack helps. Fun to watch a second time. Like an old western with many saloon me-lees.
Reviewed by mrb1980 6 / 10

Mindless and predictable action movie is slightly better than others

Moviemakers tried an experiment with Christopher George after his popular 1960s action series "The Rat Patrol". Between 1968 and 1971 George was cast in several (mostly action) films in an effort to cash in on his popularity. Among those movies was THE DEVIL'S 8, about a moonshine operation being busted by federal agents.In an imitation of THE DIRTY DOZEN'S story, government agent Ray Faulkner is assigned to break up the moonshine operation of despicable kingpin Burl (Ralph Meeker). Faulkner liberates bad guys from a chain gang to accomplish this. Of course, Burl can't be brought down without the presence of beautiful women, racing cars, explosions, fistfights, and gun battles, so that's what happens in the movie for 98 minutes. After one last gunfight and explosion plus a tense standoff, Burl gives up and Faulkner has a drink and saves the day. Among the familiar actors in Faulkner's gang are Ross Hagen and Fabian.The 1968-1971 "Christopher George experiment" is reminiscent of the 1964-65 "George Maharis experiment" to make these men into major movie stars. Neither one worked very well, but at least the movies are mostly fun to watch. In the mid-1970s George settled into a career of guest appearance on TV shows and TV movies, including such forgettable films as "Grizzly" (1976) and "Day of the Animals" (1977). Sadly, George died suddenly in 1983 at age 52, so we'll never know how his later career would have fared. THE DEVIL'S 8 is predictable and mild action fare but it is entertaining in a way, if you're in the right frame of mind.
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