Action ·Adventure ·War · United Kingdom · 1967 · 2h 29m

The Dirty Dozen

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Director
Robert Aldrich
Cast
Lee Marvin as Maj. John Reisman Ernest Borgnine as Maj. Gen. Worden Charles Bronson as Joseph Wladislaw Jim Brown as Robert Jefferson John Cassavetes as Victor Franko Richard Jaeckel as Sergeant Bowren
Crew
Edward Scaife — Director of Photography Michael Luciano — Editor Frank De Vol — Original Music Composer Nunnally Johnson — Screenplay Lukas Heller — Screenplay E.M. Nathanson — Novel
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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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Mood & Themes
missionbased on novel or booknazisecret missionworld war iicastlehand grenadetrainingus armyfistfightshootoutsuicide mission
Key Collaborators
Robert Aldrich Director Edward Scaife Director of Photography Michael Luciano Editor Frank De Vol Original Music Composer Nunnally Johnson Screenplay Lukas Heller Screenplay E.M. Nathanson Novel Kenneth Hyman Producer
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