During the 1922 Turkish Civil War, two Americans and a group of foreign mercenaries offer their services to a local Turkish governor who hires them as guards for a secret transport.
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| Tony Curtis | ... | Adam Dyer | |
| Charles Bronson | ... | Josh Corey | |
| Michèle Mercier | ... | Aila (as Michele Mercier) | |
| Patrick Magee | ... | The General - Ataturk | |
| Fikret Hakan | ... | Colonel Elci | |
| Grégoire Aslan | ... | Osman Bey (as Gregoire Aslan) | |
| Leo Gordon | ... | Bolek | |
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John Alderson | ... | U.S. Army Major |
| Tony Bonner | ... | Reese | |
| Horst Janson | ... | Wollen | |
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John Acheson | ... | Davis |
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Howard Goorney | ||
| Salih Güney | ... | Capt. Enver (as Salih Guney) | |
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Yüksel Gözen | ... | Papadopoulos (as Yuksel Gozen) |
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Erol Keskin | ... | (as Erol Koskin) |
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Two former U.S. Army soldiers, Adam Dyer and Josh Corey, join a band of Turkish mercenaries in 1922 Turkey. They are hired by Osman Bey, a local governor, to escort his three daughters to Smyran and to protect a gold shipment that is to accompany them. Nobody is aware that Elci, a local colonel, plans to steal the gold for himself, while a rebel general pursues all parties involved. Written by Anonymous
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Bert Kaempfert and Herbert Rehbein
Performed by Bert Kaempfert and His Orchestra (uncredited)
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Salih Guney is dubbed by Roger Delgado, plus some bit players are dubbed by Delgado as well. See more »Goofs
The movie is set in 1922, but a contemporary Canadian flag appears on the wall in the tavern. In 1970, when the film was made, the Canadian flag shown had only existed for five years. See more »Crazy Credits
Opening credits prologue: THE AEGEAN SEA 1922 See more »Soundtracks
Main Title ThemeBert Kaempfert and Herbert Rehbein
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You Can't Win 'Em All (AKA: Soldiers of Fortune/The Dubious Patriots) is directed by Peter Collinson and written by Leo Gordon. It stars Tony Curtis, Charles Bronson, Michele Mercier, Fikret Hakan, Leo Gordon and Salih Guney. Music is by Bert Kaempfert and cinematography by Kenneth Higgins.
1922 and the Greco-Turkish War is coming to a close, and two soldiers of fortune meet and find themselves on a deadly mission that will either make them rich, get them killed or something else entirely
Marauding machismo under the burning Turkey sun, You Can't Win 'Em All is good on intentions and two fisted action quotas. That the script is poor is a shame, because although it's hardly grade "A" as an actioner, it is a whole bunch of fun and Curtis and Bronson are great company to be in.
Collinson constructs the action in a competent manner as he fills out the plot with gunfire, explosions, barroom brawls, biplane attacks, speeding train, foxy women and a picturesque location. Bronson gets to flex his muscles while Curtis deals out the quips, and the narrative has the two men spun into a world of double crosses, bluffs and dubious motives. Their chemistry is solid, they make for a good buddy-buddy pairing.
Weak on the page for sure, but enough guts, gusto and grins to ensure it's worth spending the time with. 6.5/10