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Kelly's Heroes

Kelly's Heroes

They set out to rob a bank... and damn near won a war instead!

19707.32h 24m

Overview

A misfit group of World War II American soldiers goes AWOL to rob a bank behind German lines.

Directed by Brian G. Hutton
Written by Troy Kennedy Martin
Produced by Sidney Beckerman, Irving L. Leonard, Harold Loeb
Box OfficeBudget: $4.0MRevenue: $5.2M

Top Cast

Clint Eastwood

Clint Eastwood

Sergeant First Class Kelly

Telly Savalas

Telly Savalas

Master Sergeant "Big Joe"

Donald Sutherland

Donald Sutherland

Sgt. Oddball (Tank Commander)

Don Rickles

Don Rickles

Staff Sergeant "Crapgame"

Carroll O'Connor

Carroll O'Connor

Major General Colt

Gavin MacLeod

Gavin MacLeod

Moriarty (Tank Crewman)

Hal Buckley

Hal Buckley

Capt. Maitland

Stuart Margolin

Stuart Margolin

Pvt. Little Joe

Jeff Morris

Jeff Morris

Pvt. Cowboy

Richard Davalos

Richard Davalos

Pvt. Gutowski

Themes & Keywords

goldarmorworld war iicampaigntankus armycolonelfrontlieutenantlightheartedboldmetrocolor

About Kelly's Heroes

Kelly's Heroes is a adventure, comedy, war film released in 1970 exploring themes of gold, armor, world war ii, campaign, tank, us army. Directed by Brian G. Hutton, it stars Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Donald Sutherland. A misfit group of World War II American soldiers goes AWOL to rob a bank behind German lines.

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