The Dirty Dozen (1967)

The Dirty Dozen
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Moderate violence

Director: Robert Aldrich
Actors: Donald Sutherland, Charles Bronson, Ernest Borgnine, Lee Marvin, Telly Savalas, John Cassavetes, Jim Brown, Clint Walker, Trini López

The Dirty Dozen remains one of the most popular war films ever to grace the silver screen - a reputation that not even three bad made-for-TV sequels in the late '80s could tarnish. A quintessential "guys' movie", The Dirty Dozen is best remembered for its tightly choreographed action sequences and testosterone-boosted storyline, but it was also one of the first movies to show the darker side of war - that the best soldiers are often society's outcasts, the sociopaths and misanthropes who kill and rape. War is not civilized, and there's no place for order or manners amidst the carnage of a battlefield. The Dirty Dozen has always been highly regarded by both war movie fans and action fans alike. The movie's deeper thematic material is left in the subtext, allowing those who prefer to ignore it to do so comfortably. Over the years, The Dirty Dozen has spawned numerous copycat productions - everything from the aforementioned sequels to a British science fiction TV series by the name of Blake's 7. And the passage of decades has only strengthened the film's reputation - so much so that in 1993's Sleepless In Seattle, when Tom Hanks is called upon to name the ultimate guys' movie, he invokes The Dirty Dozen.

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Status: Normal
Run time: 150mins
Origin: UNITED KINGDOM
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 16:9 Enhanced
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Run Time: 150mins
File Size (Approx): 1.3 GB

Member Reviews (15)

15 Member Reviews
Claire
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Cast, cast, cast!! One of the rare films I've seen several times
Posted Friday, 18 September 2009 See my other reviews
John F.
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Terrific cast, terrific entertainment.
Posted Friday, 28 August 2009 See my other reviews
Allan B.
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on of the besr war movies ive seen
Posted Sunday, 9 November 2008 See my other reviews
Paul D.
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Unbe"freakin"leviably Awesome
Posted Tuesday, 4 March 2008 See my other reviews
Paul G.
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Classic war movie with a great cast. Worth watching.
Posted Sunday, 21 October 2007 See my other reviews
Adam
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Fantastic War movie where the good guys are the bad guys. Don't worry though - the good guys always win. A must see for your boys night in.
Posted Monday, 23 April 2007 See my other reviews
Mark P.
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If you like old time war movies, you'll love this one. Great script, great cast with actors like Lee Marvin, Charles Bronson & Earnest Borgnine. They rarely get any better than this, all the action,drama & a little bit of comedy to keep you entertained.
Posted Monday, 6 November 2006 See my other reviews
Carrie S.
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Bobby Stevedore
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Roslyn Mcauliffe
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One of my husband's all time favourites, great cast, great movie, just great.
Posted Tuesday, 11 January 2005 See my other reviews
Simon
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THE classic WWII movie with a terrific cast (Lee Marvin, Charles Bronson, Donald Sutherland etc)
Posted Wednesday, 17 November 2004 See my other reviews
Gavin Bond
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They don't make boys-own-adventure war classics like this one anymore! THE DIRTY DOZEN boasts a terrific cast (none better than JOHN CASSAVETES and TELLY SAVALAS as loveable psychos) and despite its epic running time is a hoot to watch!
Posted Tuesday, 20 July 2004 See my other reviews
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