The Dirty Dozen
starring: Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson, Jim Brown, John Cassavetes
directed by: Robert Aldrich
directed by: Robert Aldrich
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A us army major is assigned a dozen convicted murderers to train and lead them into a mass assassination mission of german officers in world war ii.Studio: Warner Home VideoRelease Date: 12/11/2007Starring: Lee Marvin Charles BronsonRun time: 145 minutesRating: Nr
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A group of conscripted convicts, most already destined for death row, are drafted to go on a near-suicide mission with the understanding that if the Nazis don't kill them, the U.S. Army won't, either. In the hands of hardboiled director Robert Aldrich and a tough-as-leather cast headed by Lee Marvin (as a troublesome U.S. Army major), that's all the plot that's needed to make one rip-roaring World War II action flick. Marvin's mission is two-fold: first turn his dozen prisoners into a fighting unit and then turn them loose on a French chateau occupied by partying German officers. His crime-minded charges include John Cassavetes as a chronic malcontent, Telly Savalas as a ready-to-blow psycho, Donald Sutherland as a lame-brained lummox, and Charles Bronson and then-just-retired NFL superstar Jim Brown as a couple of clutch performers. The first half of the film allows the colorful cast of character actors to have their fun as they get their tails whipped into shape and develop shaky bonds with their commander. The second part is all action, as the culprit commandos wreck havoc and then run for their lives. Despite the fact that few of the "heroes" survive the bloodbath, the message here isn't that war is hell. Rather, it seems to be: war can be a hell of a good time... if you've got nothing to lose. --Steven Stolder
A us army major is assigned a dozen convicted murderers to train and lead them into a mass assassination mission of german officers in world war ii.Studio: Warner Home VideoRelease Date: 12/11/2007Starring: Lee Marvin Charles BronsonRun time: 145 minutesRating: Nr
Amazon.com:
A group of conscripted convicts, most already destined for death row, are drafted to go on a near-suicide mission with the understanding that if the Nazis don't kill them, the U.S. Army won't, either. In the hands of hardboiled director Robert Aldrich and a tough-as-leather cast headed by Lee Marvin (as a troublesome U.S. Army major), that's all the plot that's needed to make one rip-roaring World War II action flick. Marvin's mission is two-fold: first turn his dozen prisoners into a fighting unit and then turn them loose on a French chateau occupied by partying German officers. His crime-minded charges include John Cassavetes as a chronic malcontent, Telly Savalas as a ready-to-blow psycho, Donald Sutherland as a lame-brained lummox, and Charles Bronson and then-just-retired NFL superstar Jim Brown as a couple of clutch performers. The first half of the film allows the colorful cast of character actors to have their fun as they get their tails whipped into shape and develop shaky bonds with their commander. The second part is all action, as the culprit commandos wreck havoc and then run for their lives. Despite the fact that few of the "heroes" survive the bloodbath, the message here isn't that war is hell. Rather, it seems to be: war can be a hell of a good time... if you've got nothing to lose. --Steven Stolder
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: 
- Dated, but fun
It's an old-fashioned war movie in the best sense of that phrase! Lee Marvin had a presence like no other! Not a very sentimental or romantic picture, and the action stuff is dated, indeed! But enjoyable to watch.
Rating: 
- Excellent Blu package, includes a full-length 'The Next Mission' in DVD resolution as a bonus
The Dozen is one of the best 'guy' flicks ever made with 'Prison Break' probably the only contemporary challenge that may actually surpass it.
[Well, they are both on available on Blu so we can enjoy them both now :)]
The plot is very simple and, for a classic such as this one, I'm not sure it's worth discussing it. Okay: Lee Marvin prepares a dozen convicts of the worst kind for a mission to kill as many unsuspecting German officers - partying at a remote chateau - as ... Read More
Rating: - Classic
This is a classic movie that I saw in the theater, when it first came out.I just had to have a copy for my collection.The movie is just as good now as it was then.
Rating: - "Wreckless Redemption"
After I read the book, I had to see this movie.How would this all- star cast of moviedom's all-time tough guys, Marvin, Bronson, Borgnine, Savalas, Casavettes, put on a production and not overshadow each other? Well, they did so beautifully, and we have an extremely entertaining movie, as Marvin who is trying to redeem himself with superiors is given a suicide mission that he must execute with a troop of dangerous criminal types and murderers. It is unforgettable and entertaining, to say the least.
Rating: - THE DIRTY DOZEN
SERVICE WAS FAST . THIS ALL - TIME CLASSIC WAS JUST GREAT IN HD. DVD . A MUST BUY INHD. OR BLU-RAY .
- Dated, but funIt's an old-fashioned war movie in the best sense of that phrase! Lee Marvin had a presence like no other! Not a very sentimental or romantic picture, and the action stuff is dated, indeed! But enjoyable to watch.
- Excellent Blu package, includes a full-length 'The Next Mission' in DVD resolution as a bonusThe Dozen is one of the best 'guy' flicks ever made with 'Prison Break' probably the only contemporary challenge that may actually surpass it.
[Well, they are both on available on Blu so we can enjoy them both now :)]
The plot is very simple and, for a classic such as this one, I'm not sure it's worth discussing it. Okay: Lee Marvin prepares a dozen convicts of the worst kind for a mission to kill as many unsuspecting German officers - partying at a remote chateau - as ... Read More
- ClassicThis is a classic movie that I saw in the theater, when it first came out.I just had to have a copy for my collection.The movie is just as good now as it was then.
- "Wreckless Redemption"After I read the book, I had to see this movie.How would this all- star cast of moviedom's all-time tough guys, Marvin, Bronson, Borgnine, Savalas, Casavettes, put on a production and not overshadow each other? Well, they did so beautifully, and we have an extremely entertaining movie, as Marvin who is trying to redeem himself with superiors is given a suicide mission that he must execute with a troop of dangerous criminal types and murderers. It is unforgettable and entertaining, to say the least.
- THE DIRTY DOZENSERVICE WAS FAST . THIS ALL - TIME CLASSIC WAS JUST GREAT IN HD. DVD . A MUST BUY INHD. OR BLU-RAY .
