| | Dirty Dozen DVD (4 Customer Reviews)
| Category | Action/Adventure DVDs, Action Movies, Thriller Videos, Recommended, Essential Cinema, World War II, Military, AFI Top 100 Thrills | | Starring | Lee Marvin, Donald Sutherland, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson, George Kennedy, Robert Ryan, Jim Brown, John Cassavetes, Trini Lopez | | Director | Robert Aldrich | | Composer | Frank DeVol | | Director of Photography | Edward Scaife | | Editor | Michael Luciano | | Producer | Kenneth Hyman | | Screenwriter | Nunnally Johnson, Lukas Heller |
An all-star cast energizes Robert Aldrich's classic World War II action drama about a group of 12 American military prisoners assembled by tacticians and ordered to perform a suicide mission: infiltrate a well-guarded château and kill the Nazi officials vacationing there. The incarcerated soldiers, most of whom are facing death sentences for a variety of violent crimes, jump at the chance to redeem themselves. Major Reisman (Lee Marvin), the noncriminal in charge of the group, whips the men into a crack unit, uses them to best the troops of his by-the-book superior officer, Colonel Breed (Robert Ryan), in war games, then leads the steely antiheroes on their perilous assault.
The film is studded with standout performances, including Telly Savalas as a religious psychopath with a febrile animosity toward Germans and John Cassavetes in an Oscar-nominated portrayal as an insubordinate, poison-tongued hothead. Ernest Borgnine, Donald Sutherland, Charles Bronson, and football legend Jim Brown further round out the impressive collection of talent. Aldrich, who by the time of THE DIRTY DOZEN had been fathoming the darker side of life onscreen for more than a decade (KISS ME DEADLY, WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE?), scored a huge hit with this rousing thriller laced with a stinging cynicism perfectly in tune with the increasingly skeptical tenor of the times. Color by Metrocolor; shot in Metroscope and blown up to 70mm.
Filmed in Aldbury, Herfordshire and Borehamwood Studios, UK. Began shooting April 25, 1966. Released in the USA June 15, 1967. Shown at the Museum of Modern Art, New York City November 19, 1974, and then again June 29-30, 1980, as part of the series "John Cassavetes: Filmmaker and Actor."
The song "Einsam" also by Sibylle Siegfried.
Additional cast: Tom Busby (Milo Vladek), Al Mancini (Tassos Vladek), George Roubicek (Private Arthur James Gardner), Dora Reisser (German Officer's Girl), Stuart Cooper (Roscoe Lever), Colin Maitland (Seth Sawyer), Thick Wilson (General Worden's Aide), and Robert Phillips.
Additional credits: Julian Mackintosh (production manager), Alan McCabe (camera operator), Angela Allen (continuity)
Rated BBFC 15 by the British Board of Film Censors.
DVD Special Features: Behind the Scenes Featurette, Trivia and Production Notes, Theatrical Trailer. Dirty Dozen Reviews: "...Brimming with excitement and humour, yet also staying resolutely honourable to its storytelling..." -- 4 out of 5 stars
-- Darren Vaughan, Total Film "Any movie with Telly Savalas as a psychotic named A.J. Maggott is already halfway home....[A] red-meat classic..."
-- Mike Clark, USA Today "[I]t's a relentless work -- violent, funny and deeply cynical."
-- Danny Leigh, Uncut "[P]owerful..."
-- Geoffrey Macnab, Sight and Sound 4 stars out of 5 -- "Robert Aldrich's gleefully nasty, willfully daft action adventure is ageing well."
-- Ceri Thomas, Total Film 3 stars out of 5 -- "A new twist -- in its time -- on the war movie....It's a good cast..."
-- Jan Vincent-Rudzki, Ultimate DVD Dirty Dozen | Studio | Warner Home Video | | Orig Year | 1967 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank | 1961  | | CD Universe Part number | 1263879 | | Catalog number | 65079 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | May 16, 2000 | | Rating | Not Rated | | Running Time | 150 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen | | Movie Details | Color; Dolby Surround Sound; Stereo Sound; Widescreen |
Dirty Dozen Movie Review Average Rating: (4.8 out of 5 stars)   Hold on to your popcorn Witty, and thoughtful story, but that's not why you want to buy this flick, it's the time-tested struggle to put it to your "Betters" while you laugh in their face's...Misfits V/S the Master race.... Submitted by woof3189 (Atlantic Beach, FL)  Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
excellent One of the best WWII movies.
Very enjoyable with great actors.
A must for a collection of classic movies. Submitted by jorgeshiu (Miami FL)  Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
A CLASSIC This is one of the best war films ever made. The dirty dozen get the job done. WOW!!! This is a movie you can watch with your kid & they can seen a piece of history. Submitted by Lee (Alabama) Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
excellent! Where have you been if you have not seen this movie? is one of the best WWII action movies in history, full of known stars (very young then) including telly savalas, charles bronson, john cassavets,lee marvin, ernest borgnine. The movie has it all, entertaining as it was in the 60's. Submitted by a reviewer (miami, FL, USA) Was This Review Helpful? Yes No
Outstanding A great film and a must for any collector, was a bit dissapointed on collection items, could be better pictures an d in color. Submitted by luzi.zappa (Switzerland)  Was This Review Helpful? Yes No This review is for a different format.
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