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The Dirty Dozen

The Dirty Dozen

Train them! Excite them! Arm them!...Then turn them loose on the Nazis!

19677.62h 29m

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.

Directed by Robert Aldrich
Written by Nunnally Johnson, E.M. Nathanson, Lukas Heller
Produced by Kenneth Hyman
Box OfficeBudget: $5.4MRevenue: $45.3M

Top Cast

Lee Marvin

Lee Marvin

Maj. John Reisman

Ernest Borgnine

Ernest Borgnine

Maj. Gen. Worden

Charles Bronson

Charles Bronson

Joseph Wladislaw

Jim Brown

Jim Brown

Robert Jefferson

John Cassavetes

John Cassavetes

Victor Franko

Richard Jaeckel

Richard Jaeckel

Sergeant Bowren

George Kennedy

George Kennedy

Major Max Armbruster

Trini López

Trini López

Pedro Jiminez

Ralph Meeker

Ralph Meeker

Captain Stuart Kinder

Robert Ryan

Robert Ryan

Col. Everett Dasher Breed

Themes & Keywords

missionbased on novel or booknazisecret missionworld war iicastlehand grenadetrainingus armyfistfightshootoutsuicide missionsoldierexplosioncommandobehind enemy linesmilitary policecommando unitmetrocolor

About The Dirty Dozen

The Dirty Dozen is a action, adventure, war film released in 1967 exploring themes of mission, based on novel or book, nazi, secret mission, world war ii, castle. Directed by Robert Aldrich, it stars Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson. 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.

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