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The Dirty Dozen | Year: 1967 Classification: Action/Adventure Directed: - Robert Aldrich Actors/Actresses: - Donald Sutherland - Lee Marvin - Ernest Borgnine - Charles Bronson - John Cassavetes - Telly Savalas High action war classic The Dirty Dozen is one of those classics you can watch over and over again. It tells the story of Major Reisman, who has to train 12 convicts for a suicide mission behind enemy lines. We see the training and then finally the Dirty Dozen's attack on their target, a French chateau full of high-ranking German officers. The action scenes are excellent. The movie never slows down from the beginning even with a running time of 150 minutes. The performances in the movie are great. This huge list of Hollywood notables took part in this movie. Lee Marvin is awesome as Major John Reisman with Charles Bronson, John Cassavetes, Jim Brown, Donald Sutherland, Telly Savalas, Clint Walker, and Trini Lopez as some of the Dirty Dozen. Also starring are Ernest Borgnine, Robert Ryan, Ralph Meeker, and George Kennedy. This is a great movie that shouldn't be missed. The DVD transfer is perfect. Also included are a trailer and a behind the scenes documentary about the movie. If you like the movie, check out the book by E.M. Nathanson. The Dirty Dozen This is one of my favorite guy films. The Actors are some of the biggest names at that time and icons today. Let's see, Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson, Jim Brown, John Cassavetes, George Kennedy, Robert Ryan, Telly Savalas, Donald Sutherland, and Clint Walker. Come on, I'd pay to see a movie of these guys just sitting around playing poker. What's interesting is during the course of the film you begin to believe that all these guys have some type of redeeming character and even though they might be murderous psychopaths, they're all true Americans. Lee Marvin is Stupendous in his role as the "Lee Marvin" type as well as all the people in the film. I even like they way they introduced the romance part which is apparently required under all circumstances by the movie studios. They had a party, got drunk and had sex with a bunch of hookers. They should've done that in the Titanic. Of course the comedic sections are during the course of training these misfits. Once they set out on their mission, then it gets tense and serious. By then the characters are well known and you really want these guys to succeed. I won't give away how it turns out but,who could have played the Psychopath better at the end than Telly Savalas? I've seen this movie many times and still love it to this day but, I no longer feel a tear well up in my eye when Jim Brown dies. When I was a kid, I balled like a baby cause that was Jim Brown. Now after seeing what a jerk he's turned out to be, I feel more like good riddence. Too bad they can't use CGI to put the Late Great Walter Payton in instead. Bottom line is this is one of the great all time "war but, have a good time" guy flicks and the DVD is great. An Edge-Of-Your-Seat Style Of Movie Are you looking for a movie with a great plot, perfectly timed action, and superb acting and directing? Look no further. This film, set in World War II, chronicles the covert operations of a group of military convicts, and their non-convict leader behind enemy lines. It is their task to sneak in and assassinate a large group of key German officials. Buy The Dirty Dozen at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on The Dirty Dozen Search with the Priority Search Engine on The Dirty Dozen This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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