The Dirty Dozen Movie Review 1967

A tough Army major is assigned to train and command 12 hardened convicts offered absolution if they participate in a suicidal mission into Nazi Germany in 1944. Well-made movie is a standout in its genre. Rough and gruff Marvin is good as the group leader. Three made-for-TV sequels followed in the '80s.

Distribution

Time-Life Video and Television, 1450 Palmyra Ave., Richmond, VA 23227-4420, Phone: (804)266-6330, Toll-free: 800-950-7887, Fax: (757)427-7905

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 149 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

World War II, Men in Prison, Military: Army, Nazis & Other Paramilitary Slugs, Team Efforts, Top Grossing Films of 1967

Screenplay

Nunnally Johnson, Lukas Heller

Cast

Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson, Jim Brown, George Kennedy, John Cassavetes, Clint Walker, Donald Sutherland, Telly Savalas, Robert Ryan, Ralph Meeker, Richard Jaeckel, Trini Lopez, Robert Webber, Stuart Cooper, Robert Phillips, Al Mancini

Cinematography

Edward Scaife

Director

Robert Aldrich

Music

Frank DeVol

Producer

MGM, Kenneth Hyman

Awards

Oscars 1967: Sound FX Editing.