Kelly's Heroes (1970) 7.5
A group of U.S. soldiers sneaks across enemy lines to get their hands on a secret stash of Nazi treasure. Director:Brian G. HuttonWriter:Troy Kennedy-Martin |
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Kelly's Heroes (1970) 7.5
A group of U.S. soldiers sneaks across enemy lines to get their hands on a secret stash of Nazi treasure. Director:Brian G. HuttonWriter:Troy Kennedy-Martin |
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| Clint Eastwood | ... | ||
| Telly Savalas | ... | ||
| Don Rickles | ... | ||
| Carroll O'Connor | ... | ||
| Donald Sutherland | ... | ||
| Gavin MacLeod | ... | ||
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Hal Buckley | ... | |
| Stuart Margolin | ... | ||
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Jeff Morris | ... | |
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Richard Davalos | ... | |
| Perry Lopez | ... | ||
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Tom Troupe | ... | |
| Harry Dean Stanton | ... |
Pvt. Willard
(as Dean Stanton)
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Dick Balduzzi | ... | |
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Gene Collins | ... | |
During World War II a German Colonel is captured by the Americans but before he can be interrogated an artillery barrage hits the camp. However, Ex-Lieutenant Kelly manages to reach the Colonel, get him drunk and learn that he is on a secret mission to ship $16,000,000 of gold to a base in France. Kelly is determined to get the gold and plans for himself and a few of his fellow soldiers to slip into enemy territory and steal the bullion. Written by Dave Jenkins <david.jenkins@smallworld.co.uk>
There will never be a cast of characters brought together for one movie which could compare to this one. Clint Eastwood shows that he can be good at being quite serious, humorous, and even let other people steal scenes without losing presence. The real difference though lies in the rest of the cast which is a group of All-Stars who excel at certain type characters the likes of which you can not find today. Examples: Telly Savalas showing why he would become a MAJOR TV star later, Don Rickles being Don Rickles but keeping his movie character true to the film, Carroll O'Connor showing that greatness was just around the corner for him, and Donald Sutherland is just too good for words. What really makes this movie though is unlike other movies which bring together a lot of big names and top character actors, Kelly's Heroes did not lose focus on the importance of the plot. THe story never gets lost to the characters. Absolutely great job!