The Dirty Dozen

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

Oct 22 1967 Approved 2h 30m
Action, Adventure, War

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.

Plot

A Major with an attitude problem and a history of getting things done is told to interview military prisoners with death sentences or long terms for a dangerous mission; To parachute behind enemy lines and cause havoc for the German Generals at a rest house on the eve of D-Day.

Written by

Nunnally Johnson, Lukas Heller, E.M. Nathanson

Directed by

Robert Aldrich

Cast

Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America, United Kingdom

Production Companies

Seven Arts Pictures, MKH, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Languages

Español, English, Deutsch, Français, Latin

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 5 wins & 9 nominations total

Trailers
Dirty Dozen (1967) Official Trailer - Lee Marvin, John Cassavetes World War 2 Movie HD
Scores
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81,288
Average Rating
7.7 out of 10
Metascore
73
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