Overview:
12 American military prisoners in World War II are ordered to infiltrate a well-guarded enemy château and kill the Nazi officers vacationing there. The soldiers, most of whom are facing death sentences for a variety of violent crimes, agree to the mission and the possible commuting of their sentences.| Status: | Released (1967-06-15) |
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| Awards: | Won 1 Oscar. 5 wins & 9 nominations total |
| Screen: | Nunnally Johnson, Lukas Heller, E.M. Nathanson |
| Productions: | Seven Arts Pictures, MKH, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | Latin, English, Deutsch, Français, Español |
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Casts
- 18391: Lee Marvin - Maj. John Reisman
- 7502: Ernest Borgnine - Maj. Gen. Worden
- 4960: Charles Bronson - Joseph Wladislaw
- 4774: Jim Brown - Robert Jefferson
- 11147: John Cassavetes - Victor Franko
- 58423: Richard Jaeckel - Sergeant Bowren
- 12950: George Kennedy - Major Max Armbruster
Crews
- 18392: Robert Aldrich - Director - Directing
- 21778: E.M. Nathanson - Novel - Writing
- 8501: Nunnally Johnson - Screenplay - Writing
- 21600: Lukas Heller - Screenplay - Writing
- 21779: Kenneth Hyman - Producer - Production
- 21781: Michael Luciano - Editor - Editing
- 21783: Edward Scaife - Director of Photography - Camera
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I loved this. Right up there with my favourite Aldrich films (though maybe 'Kiss Me Deadly' is still my number one), and of the greatest performances of both Lee Marvin and John Cassavetes (who was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at both the Golden Globes and Oscars for his work ....
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One of the most quintessential macho movies of all time. The Dirty Dozen is directed by Robert Aldrich and adapted for the screen by Nunnally Johnson & Lukas Heller from the novel by E. M. Nathanson. It stars Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Telly Savalas, Charles Bronson, John Cassa ....
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Lee Marvin is charged with a mission to drum a dozen criminals and reprobates into some sort of cohesive military unit with a view to destroying an heavily guarded chateau that serves as a respite for high ranking Nazi officers. The challenge looks impossible as the band are assemble ....
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