The Dirty Dozen

19671967
Not RatedNot Rated
2h 30m

The Dirty Dozen (1967)

Watch {VideoTitle}

Play trailer3:36

Action Adventure War

During World War II, a rebellious U.S. Army Major is assigned a dozen convicted murderers to train and lead them into a mass assassination mission of German officers.During World War II, a rebellious U.S. Army Major is assigned a dozen convicted murderers to train and lead them into a mass assassination mission of German officers.During World War II, a rebellious U.S. Army Major is assigned a dozen convicted murderers to train and lead them into a mass assassination mission of German officers.

Director
- Robert Aldrich
Writers
- Nunnally Johnson(screen play by)
- Lukas Heller(screen play by)
- E.M. Nathanson(from the novel by)
Stars

See production, box office & company info

See more at IMDbPro

Won 1 Oscar
- 4 wins & 9 nominations total

Videos1

Official Trailer

Official Trailer

Muhammad Ali and Jim Brown in The Dirty Dozen (1967)

John Cassavetes and Lee Marvin in The Dirty Dozen (1967)

Lee Marvin in The Dirty Dozen (1967)

John Cassavetes and Lee Marvin in The Dirty Dozen (1967)

Charles Bronson and Robert Aldrich in The Dirty Dozen (1967)

Charles Bronson and Lee Marvin in The Dirty Dozen (1967)

Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson, Richard Jaeckel, Lee Marvin, and Robert Webber in The Dirty Dozen (1967)

Charles Bronson and Lee Marvin in The Dirty Dozen (1967)

Charles Bronson and Robert Ryan in The Dirty Dozen (1967)

Jim Brown in The Dirty Dozen (1967)

Lee Marvin in The Dirty Dozen (1967)

Poster for the 1980s rerelease, Grande Movie Poster

Major Reismanas Major Reisman

Ernest Borgnine

General Wordenas General Worden

Charles Bronson

Joseph Wladislawas Joseph Wladislaw

John Cassavetes

Victor Frankoas Victor Franko

Robert Jeffersonas Robert Jefferson

Richard Jaeckel

Sergeant Bowrenas Sergeant Bowren

Major Max Armbrusteras Major Max Armbruster

Pedro Jiminezas Pedro Jiminez
(as Trini Lopez)

Captain Stuart Kinderas Captain Stuart Kinder

Col. Everett Dasher Breedas Col. Everett Dasher Breed

Archer Maggottas Archer Maggott

Donald Sutherland

Vernon Pinkleyas Vernon Pinkley

Samson Poseyas Samson Posey

General Dentonas General Denton

Milo Vladekas Milo Vladek

Glenn Gilpinas Glenn Gilpin

Roscoe Leveras Roscoe Lever

Robert Phillips

Corporal Morganas Corporal Morgan

Director
- Robert Aldrich
Writers
- Nunnally Johnson(screen play by)
- Lukas Heller(screen play by)
- E.M. Nathanson(from the novel by)
All cast & crew
See more cast details at IMDbPro

Trivia
Lee Marvin referred to this movie as "crap" and "just a dummy moneymaker", although he enjoyed the film. The movie has nothing to do with war, he stressed, and he was very pleased that he got to do The Big Red One (1980), which mirrored his own wartime experiences. Marvin also said many of the actors in this film were too old to play soldiers.

Goofs
(at around 1h 35 mins) During WWII no Black man could have attained the rank of major in an all white outfit so he would not have fooled the doctor or ambulance driver. Someone else should have been chosen as the leader of that unit for it to work.

Quotes
Pinkley: [impersonating a General] Where are you from, son?
Soldier: Madison City, Missouri, sir!
Pinkley: Never heard of it.

Crazy credits
The opening credits don't occur until 10 minutes into the film. While it is common nowadays for films to have a pre-credits sequence, it was considered innovative in 1967.

Alternate versions
In Germany, in the German-language dubbed version, audiences saw only Jim Brown throwing hand grenades into the airshafts at the chateau. The scenes showing grenades being dumped into, and gasoline being poured into, the airshafts were cut.

Connections
Edited into Hogan's Heroes: Hogan's Double Life (1971)

Soundtracks
The Bramble Bush
Music by Frank De Vol
Lyrics by Mack David

Budget
- $5,400,000 (estimated)

See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

Seven Samurai review – an epic primal myth that pulsates through cinema

Seven Samurai review – an epic primal myth that pulsates through cinema

Oct 27The Guardian - Film News

Martin Campbell

Aug 27Trailers from Hell

The Dirty Dozen (1967)

Top Gap

What is the Hindi language plot outline for The Dirty Dozen (1967)?

More to explore

View image

Hollywood Romances: Our Favorite Couples

See the entire gallery

View list

Best of 2021: Top 10 Stars of the Year

See the full list

Recently viewed

Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.