The Dirty Dozen

The Dirty Dozen (1967)

12
21/09/1967 (GB)
Action, Adventure, War
2h 29m

Train them! Excite them! Arm them!...Then turn them loose on the Nazis!

Overview

12 American military prisoners in World War II are ordered to infiltrate a well-guarded enemy château and kill the Nazi officers vacationing there. The soldiers, most of whom are facing death sentences for a variety of violent crimes, agree to the mission and the possible commuting of their sentences.

  • Robert AldrichDirector
  • Nunnally JohnsonScreenplay
  • Lukas HellerScreenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Budget

    $5,400,000

  • Revenue

    $45,300,000

Keywords

  • mission
  • based on novel or book
  • nazi
  • secret mission
  • world war ii
  • castle
  • hand grenade
  • training
  • us army
  • fistfight
  • shootout
  • suicide mission
  • soldier
  • explosion
  • commando
  • behind enemy lines
  • military police

Top Billed Cast

Lee Marvin

Lee Marvin

Maj. John Reisman

Ernest Borgnine

Ernest Borgnine

Maj. Gen. Worden

Charles Bronson

Charles Bronson

Joseph Wladislaw

Jim Brown

Jim Brown

Robert Jefferson

John Cassavetes

John Cassavetes

Victor Franko

Richard Jaeckel

Richard Jaeckel

Sergeant Bowren

George Kennedy

George Kennedy

Major Max Armbruster

Trini López

Trini López

Pedro Jiminez

Ralph Meeker

Ralph Meeker

Captain Stuart Kinder

Robert Ryan

Robert Ryan

Col. Everett Dasher Breed

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