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Release Date:
15 June 1967 (USA)
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Tagline:
Train them! Excite them! Arm them!...Then turn them loose on the Nazis!
Plot:
A US Army Major is assigned a dozen convicted murderers to train and lead them into a mass assassination mission of German officers in World War II. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another 5 wins
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6 nominations
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(17 articles)
Walter Hill: The Hollywood Interview
(From The Hollywood Interview. 9 September 2009, 12:07 AM, PDT)
The Pleasures of Putting a Team Together
(From IFC. 18 August 2009, 12:28 PM, PDT)
(From The Hollywood Interview. 9 September 2009, 12:07 AM, PDT)
The Pleasures of Putting a Team Together
(From IFC. 18 August 2009, 12:28 PM, PDT)
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Great fun movie with a great cast
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Lee Marvin | ... | Major Reisman |
 | Ernest Borgnine | ... | General Worden |
 | Charles Bronson | ... | Joseph Wladislaw |
 | Jim Brown | ... | Robert Jefferson |
 | John Cassavetes | ... | Victor Franko |
| Richard Jaeckel | ... | Sergeant Bowren |
| George Kennedy | ... | Major Max Armbruster |
| Trini López | ... | Pedro Jiminez (as Trini Lopez) |
| Ralph Meeker | ... | Captain Stuart Kinder |
 | Robert Ryan | ... | Col. Everett Dasher Breed |
 | Telly Savalas | ... | Archer Maggott |
 | Donald Sutherland | ... | Vernon Pinkley |
| Clint Walker | ... | Samson Posey |
| Robert Webber | ... | General Denton |
| Tom Busby | ... | Milo Vladek |
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Runtime:
150 min
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.75 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo |
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)
Certification:
USA:Approved (certificate #20802) |
Iceland:16 |
UK:12 (2006) |
West Germany:16 (f) |
Netherlands:12 |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M (DVD rating) |
Australia:PG (cable rating) |
Finland:K-16 |
Norway:15 |
Norway:16 (1968) |
Singapore:PG |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15 (video rating) (1986) |
UK:X (original rating)
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The operation count-off is as follows: - One: down to the road block we've just begun - Two: the guards are through - Three: the Major's men are on a spree - Four: Major and Wladislaw go through the door - Five: Pinkley stays out in the drive - Six: the Major gives the rope a fix - Seven: Wladislaw throws the hook to heaven - Eight: Jiminez has got a date - Nine: the other guys go up the line - Ten: Sawyer and Gilpin are in the pen - Eleven: Posey guards points Five and Seven - Twelve: Wladislaw and the Major go down to delve - Thirteen: Franko goes up without being seen - Fourteen: Zero hour, Jiminez cuts the cable Franko cuts the phone - Fifteen: Franko goes in where the others have been - Sixteen: we all come out like it's Halloween
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Continuity: As Wladislaw exits the room with the rope and hook, he drops the rope at his feet. In the next far shot, Wladislaw is holding the rope and again drops it at his feet before throwing the hook.
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Quotes:
Major John Reisman:
You've seen a general inspecting troops before haven't you? Just walk slow, act dumb and look stupid!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Call of Duty (2003) (VG)
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Soundtrack:
National Emblem
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During World War II, Major Reisman is called to a high level meeting to discuss his next mission – to train a group of soldiers and prepare them for a mission behind enemy lines. However the `soldiers' that Reisman has been assigned are all sentenced to death or life in prison for their crimes. The mission is a suicide mission on a French chateau where German top brass will be, the aim being to kill as many as possible. But before the mission, the group must pass a training to be considered for pardoning.
Well known by all men everywhere, this is less a serious war movie and more an enjoyable ensemble romp through a training camp, with the final third being the mission itself. This is the film's strength – the training sections are very enjoyable and good fun to watch. The mission is punchy and dramatic and works very well as the conclusion to the film rather than the whole film itself (which other `mission' films have to do). The training is slick and enjoyable, not only it is occasionally quite funny but it is also consistently amusing and exciting at turns.
The film's main selling point (increasingly so) is the all star cast, all of whom do really good work. Marvin is tough in the lead and he is well supported by Borgnine, Kennedy, Ryan and Jaeckel playing the other officers. Of the prisoners Cassavetes steals the show with his cocky Franko although he is not short of famous support. Sutherland (although not well known at the time) is good comic relief, Savalas is a little too heavy for the film but adds menace, Bronson is good value, Brown is strong and is well known due to a weepy Billy Crystal! The rest of the dozen give good performances, but I'll be honest and say that the famous faces stuck in my mind more.
Overall this is not a wonderful film and, as a war movie it isn't the best `mission' movie you could find (simply cause the mission is quite short and straightforward. However it is a fun movie that never drags despite the slightly longer than normal running time for this type of movie. The training section and the mission itself combine to form an enjoyable film that is driven by a great cast playing good characters.