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The Dirty Dozen is a american film of genre Drama directed by Robert Aldrich released in USA on 15 june 1967 with Lee Marvin
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 15 june 1967
Length 2h23
Directed by Robert Aldrich
OriginUSA
Themes Political films
Rating76%
The Dirty Dozen is a 1967 war film directed by Robert Aldrich, released by MGM, and starring Lee Marvin. The picture was filmed in England and features an ensemble supporting cast including Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson, Jim Brown, John Cassavetes, Telly Savalas, Robert Webber, and Donald Sutherland. The film is based on E. M. Nathanson's novel of the same name that was inspired by a real-life group called the "Filthy Thirteen". In 2001, the American Film Institute placed the film at number 65 on their 100 Years... 100 Thrills list.
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In Britain, in the spring of 1944, Allied forces are preparing for the D-Day invasion. Among them are Major John Reisman (Lee Marvin), an OSS officer; his commander, Regular Army Major General Sam Worden (Ernest Borgnine); and his former commander Colonel Everett Dasher Breed (Robert Ryan). Early in the film, the personalities of the three men are shown to clash and the characters of the individualistic Reisman and the domineering Breed are established. Reisman is aided by his friend, the mild-mannered Major Max Armbruster (George Kennedy).Actors
Lee Marvin
(Maj. John Reisman)
Ernest Borgnine
(Maj. Gen. Worden)
Charles Bronson
(Joseph Wladislaw)
John Cassavetes
(Victor Franko)
Richard Jaeckel
(Sergeant Bowren)
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