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The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission

The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission

19885.11h 34m

Overview

A renegade team of World War II soldiers. This time, one of the 12 is a woman and, with a Nazi spy within their midst, they're up against German wartime geniuses out to establish a Fourth Reich.

Directed by Lee H. Katzin
Written by Nunnally Johnson, Mark Rodgers, Lukas Heller
Produced by Mel Swope
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Top Cast

Telly Savalas

Telly Savalas

Maj. Wright

Ernest Borgnine

Ernest Borgnine

Gen. Sam Worden

Hunt Block

Hunt Block

Joe Stern

Matthew Burton

Matthew Burton

Gen. Kurt Richter

Jeff Conaway

Jeff Conaway

Sgt. Holt

Alex Cord

Alex Cord

Dravko Demchuk

Erik Estrada

Erik Estrada

Carmine D'Agostino

Ernie Hudson

Ernie Hudson

Joe Hamilton

James Carroll Jordan

James Carroll Jordan

Lonnie Wilson

Ray Mancini

Ray Mancini

Tom Ricketts (as Ray Mancini)

Themes & Keywords

prisonmissionnaziworld war iisequelsoldierpartisanbehind enemy lines

About The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission

The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission is a adventure, war, action film released in 1988 exploring themes of prison, mission, nazi, world war ii, sequel, soldier. Directed by Lee H. Katzin, it stars Telly Savalas, Ernest Borgnine, Hunt Block. A renegade team of World War II soldiers. This time, one of the 12 is a woman and, with a Nazi spy within their midst, they're up against German wartime geniuses out to establish a Fourth Reich.

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