Brass Target

Brass Target (1978)

This movie is very loosely based on the novel The Algonquin Project by Frederick Nolan.

Both the movie and the novel are set in Germany in the immediate aftermath of WWII.

The central theme of the novel is that Patton is a loose cannon, and Eisenhower’s aides decide to have Patton assassinated so that he will not further embarrass Eisenhower.

The central theme of the movie is that Patton, after being repeatedly goaded by the Russians to do something, decides to solve the train heist where the German gold disappeared. Eisenhower’s aides decide to have Patton assassinated to prevent him from learning about the role of the aides in the robbery, during which many American soldiers were killed.

The plot differences between the movie and novel are too numerous to list. The novel was more logical and flowed more smoothly than the movie.