The Dirty Dozen

1967 · 149 min · EN · NR · 7.6 (1,384 votes)

Dir. Robert Aldrich · Starring Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson, Jim Brown, John Cassavetes, Richard Jaeckel · Music Frank De Vol · The Dirty Dozen Collection

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

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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.

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This is a raw, propulsive ride into the moral ambiguities of war. It feels like a gritty, cynical, yet thrilling spectacle of anti-heroes forging a brutal camaraderie against impossible odds. Expect intense action, a rebellious spirit, and a visceral sense of desperate mission.

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