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The Dirty Dozen

  • 1967
  • Approved
  • 2h 30m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
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The Dirty Dozen (1967)
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ActionAdventureWar

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
    • Lukas Heller
    • E.M. Nathanson
  • Stars
    • Lee Marvin
    • Ernest Borgnine
    • Charles Bronson
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    76K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,274
    395
    • Director
      • Robert Aldrich
    • Writers
      • Nunnally Johnson
      • Lukas Heller
      • E.M. Nathanson
    • Stars
      • Lee Marvin
      • Ernest Borgnine
      • Charles Bronson
    • 220User reviews
    • 101Critic reviews
    • 73Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 5 wins & 9 nominations total

    Videos1

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    Trailer 3:36
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    Photos168

    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)
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    Lee Marvin
    Lee Marvin
    • Major John Reisman
    Ernest Borgnine
    Ernest Borgnine
    • General Worden
    Charles Bronson
    Charles Bronson
    • Joseph T. Wladislaw
    John Cassavetes
    John Cassavetes
    • Victor R. Franko
    Jim Brown
    Jim Brown
    • Robert T. Jefferson
    Richard Jaeckel
    Richard Jaeckel
    • Sergeant Bowren
    George Kennedy
    George Kennedy
    • Major Max Armbruster
    Trini López
    Trini López
    • Pedro Jiminez
    • (as Trini Lopez)
    Ralph Meeker
    Ralph Meeker
    • Captain Stuart Kinder
    Robert Ryan
    Robert Ryan
    • Col. Everett Dasher Breed
    Telly Savalas
    Telly Savalas
    • Archer J. Maggott
    Donald Sutherland
    Donald Sutherland
    • Vernon L. Pinkley
    Clint Walker
    Clint Walker
    • Samson Posey
    Robert Webber
    Robert Webber
    • General Denton
    Tom Busby
    Tom Busby
    • Milo Vladek
    Ben Carruthers
    Ben Carruthers
    • Glenn S. Gilpin
    Stuart Cooper
    Stuart Cooper
    • Roscoe Lever
    Robert Phillips
    Robert Phillips
    • Corporal Morgan
    • Director
      • Robert Aldrich
    • Writers
      • Nunnally Johnson
      • Lukas Heller
      • E.M. Nathanson
    • All cast & crew
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    • 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 30 mins) During the "war games" sequence, some of the "Dozen" are shown to exchange their Blue Army armbands for the red ones worn by the opposing forces. But for the next few minutes of the film, they are still wearing their blue ones.
    • 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

    User reviews220

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    Smell the testosterone! The Dirty Dozen is the quintessential "guys on a mission" movie!
    Quentin Tarantino looks like he just might follow through with his threat to make the ultimate "guys on a mission movie" if he gets his 'Inglorious Bastards' on to the big screen, but he'll be pushed to equal 'The Dirty Dozen', the quintessential movie in the genre. 35 years on and it's still one of the best WW2 adventure movies, and a strong contender for the ultimate guys movie. It shouldn't be taken too seriously - I don't think anyone is going to argue it's a realistic depiction of war - but it's still one of the most entertaining movies around, and it's impressive collection of tough guys and character actors is really hard to beat. Director Aldrich had previously made the classic noir 'Kiss Me Deadly' (starring Ralph Meeker who reappears here in a supporting role) and the wonderfully creepy 'Whatever Happened To Baby Jane', but this is arguably going to be THE movie he's remembered for. Screen legend Lee Marvin ('Point Blank', 'The Killers') with the assistance of his Sgt (Richard Jaeckel), must train a motley collection of criminal and misfits (including John Cassavetes, Jim Brown, Telly Savalas, Charles Bronson, Clint Walker and Donald Sutherland), for a suicide mission behind enemy lines. Marvin is just great, extremely cool and charismatic, but also a fine actor, something which is often overlooked. The ensemble cast (which also includes George Kennedy, and two future stars of 'The Wild Bunch', Ernest Borgnine and Robert Ryan) are uniformly excellent, but Cassavetes is particularly outstanding, Sutherland is memorable as a half wit, and Savalas is unforgettable as the religious psychopath Maggott. 'The Dirty Dozen' is first class entertainment and highly recommended. It put 90% of today's "action movies" to shame!
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    • Infofreak
    • Jun 8, 2003

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    • Release date
      • October 22, 1967 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
      • French
      • Spanish
      • Latin
    • Also known as
      • Dvanajst žigosanih
    • Filming locations
      • Ashridge Management College, Little Gaddesden, Hertfordshire, England, UK(Marston-Tyne Military Prison - recruitment of the dirty dozen)
    • Production companies
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
      • MKH
      • Seven Arts Productions
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    • Budget
      • $5,400,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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