The Dirty Dozen | 
| Director: Robert Aldrich
Actors: Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson, John Cassavetes, Telly Savalas
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  113 reviews
Sales Rank: 35733
Format: Color, Dvd, Letterboxed, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
DVD Layers: 2
DVD Sides: 1
Picture Format: Letterbox
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 150 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
ISBN: 0790744597
UPC: 012569507920
EAN: 9780790744599
ASIN: B00004RF9H
Theatrical Release Date: June 15, 1967
Release Date: May 16, 2000
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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
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 Dirty Dozen DVD June 26, 2009
Charles J. Taraboletti (Bartlesville, OK)
Train them! Excite them! Arm them!...Then turn them loose on the Nazis! Charles Bronson, Donald Sutherland, Telly Sevallas, and the rest of a group of GI's all of whom are imprisoned for various serious crimes get a "deal" from Lee Marvin -- attack a German R & R center full of brass. If you live you get a pardon, if you don't it doesn't matter. Ernest Borgnine plays the role of the general who sells the idea to Marvin. This was shot about the time that Bornine was playing Quinton McHale in McHale's Navy on TV -- a character who was always looking for the angle to get out of the fight. Quite a contrast. Good photogray and and excellent score.
The Dirty Dozen [Blu-ray] May 8, 2009
S. Govindarajoo
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
An outstanding great film and a must for any collector,excellent Blu Ray Quality and one of the best WWII movies. Very enjoyable with great actors. A must for a collection of classic movies.
This is a movie you can watch with your kid & they can see a piece of good making movie history.
excellent.............
including telly savalas, charles bronson, john cassavets,lee marvin, ernest borgnine. The movie has it all, entertaining as it was in the 60's.
God Bless Them ALL
Still a great movie! April 16, 2009
E. Welch
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought this for my mother but ended up watching it with her. It's still a great movie full of wonderful actors.
Still "Dirty" After All These Years March 28, 2009
Scott Rivers (Los Angeles, CA USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
No matter how many times you see it, director Robert Aldrich's "The Dirty Dozen" (1967) never fails to disappoint with plenty of slam-bang action and offbeat characterizations. Lee Marvin, Charles Bronson and Oscar-nominated John Cassavetes stand out in a powerhouse ensemble. Aldrich builds the wartime suicide mission to an explosive, bullet-riddled climax - masterfully edited by Michael Luciano. Endlessly imitated, but never surpassed.
 A Classic November 23, 2008
T. McMillan (Houston, TX)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you like action and seeing lots of big names all on the same screen this is it.
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