Kelly's Heroes

"They set out to rob a bank... and damn near won a war instead!"

Jun 23 1970 GP 2h 24m
Adventure, Comedy, War

A misfit group of World War II American soldiers goes AWOL to rob a bank behind German lines.

Plot

During World War II, German Colonel Dankhopf (David Hurst) is captured by the Americans, but before he can be interrogated, an artillery barrage hits the camp. However, Lieutenant Kelly (Clint Eastwood) manages to reach the Colonel, get him drunk, and learn that he is on a secret mission to ship sixteen million dollars of gold to a base in France. Kelly is determined to get the gold, and plans for himself and a few of his fellow soldiers to slip into enemy territory and steal the bullion.

Written by

Troy Kennedy Martin

Directed by

Brian G. Hutton

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Avala Film, Katzka-Loeb

Languages

Deutsch, Français, English

Awards

1 nomination total

Scores
# of Votes
55,967
Average Rating
7.6 out of 10
Metascore
50
Popularity
NA