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The Dirty Dozen

A U.S. Army Major, known for his defiance, is tasked with commanding a group of 12 convicted murderers to carry out a mission to eliminate high-ranking German officers during World War II.

A no-nonsense military leader is tasked with selecting prisoners for a high-risk mission, where they will be parachuted into enemy territory to disrupt German operations on the eve of D-Day.

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Main Cast

Lee Marvin Maj. John Reisman

Ernest Borgnine Maj. Gen. Worden

Charles Bronson Joseph Wladislaw

Jim Brown Robert Jefferson

John Cassavetes Victor Franko

Richard Jaeckel Sergeant Bowren

George Kennedy Major Max Armbruster

Trini López Pedro Jiminez

Ralph Meeker Captain Stuart Kinder

Robert Ryan Col. Everett Dasher Breed

Telly Savalas Archer Maggott

Donald Sutherland Vernon Pinkley

Clint Walker Samson Posey

Robert Webber General Denton

Tom Busby Milo Vladek

Ben Carruthers Glenn Gilpin

Robert Phillips Cpl. Morgan - MP Guard

Colin Maitland Seth Sawyer

Al Mancini Tassos Bravos

George Roubicek

George Roubicek Pvt. Arthur James Gardner

Thick Wilson

Thick Wilson Gen. Worden's Aide

Michael Anthony

Michael Anthony German Officer in Staff Car (uncredited)

Leo Britt

Leo Britt German General in Staff Car (uncredited)

Alan Chuntz French Servant (uncredited)

Gary Files Ambulance Driver (uncredited)

Judith Furse Drunken General's Wife (uncredited)

Hal Galili MP Master Sergeant / Hangman (uncredited)

Willoughby Gray German Officer (uncredited)

Gerard Heinz Card-Playing German Officer (uncredited)

John G. Heller 2nd German Sentry at Chateau (uncredited)

George Hilsdon

George Hilsdon Medical Officer at Hanging (uncredited)

John Hollis German Porter at Chateau (uncredited)

Alf Joint German Sentry Wanting Light (uncredited)

Juba Kennerley

Juba Kennerley German Officer (uncredited)

Hildegard Knef (uncredited)

Ann Lancaster Prostitute (uncredited)

Richard Marner German Sentry at Chateau (uncredited)

Dick Miller MP at Hanging (uncredited)

Lionel Murton MP Lt. Col. in charge at hanging (uncredited)

Suzanne Owens-Duval Prostitute (uncredited)

Mike Reid Sergeant at War Games HQ (uncredited)

Terry Richards

Terry Richards Staff Sergeant MacIntosh Blake (uncredited)

Frederick Schiller Drunken German General (uncredited)

Richard Shaw

Richard Shaw German Officer Who Seals the Bunker (uncredited)

Warren Stanhope German Officer (uncredited)

Hedger Wallace German Officer (uncredited)

Rocky Taylor Airborne Soldier (uncredited)

Burnell Tucker Army Doctor (uncredited)

Vicki Woolf Prostitute (uncredited)

Creators

Robert Aldrich Director

E.M. Nathanson

E.M. Nathanson Novel

Nunnally Johnson Screenplay

Lukas Heller

Lukas Heller Screenplay

The Dirty Dozen Videos

Dirty Dozen (1967) Official Trailer - Lee Marvin, John Cassavetes World War 2 Movie HD

Dirty Dozen (1967) Official Trailer - Lee Marvin, John Cassavetes World War 2 Movie HD

Info about The Dirty Dozen

Studio(s): Seven Arts Pictures, MKH

Originally Released: United States, Jun 15, 1967

Production Countries: United Kingdom, United States

Box Office Gross: $45,300,000.00

Budget: $5,400,000.00

Genres:Action, Adventure, War

The Dirty Dozen Collections

The Dirty Dozen

The Dirty Dozen

The Dirty Dozen

The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission

The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission

The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission

The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission

The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission

The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission