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- 150 Minutes
- Warner Bros.
- Language English
- Country USA
- Rated: NOT RATED
- Format: 1.85:1
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- Directed by Robert Aldrich
- Written by E.M. Nathanson, Lukas Heller, Nunnally Johnson
- Starring Charles Bronson, Donald Sutherland, Ernest Borgnine, George Kennedy, James Brown, John Cassavetes, Lee Marvin, Richard jaeckel, Robert ryan, Telly savalas
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Synopsis:
Oscar-winner Lee Marvin (CAT BALLOU) leads a group of 12 hardened convicts on a suicide mission deep into Nazi Germany. Award-winning action picture stars Charles Bronson (DEATH WISH), Emmy-winner Telly Savalas (KELLY'S HEROES," TV's "Kojak"), Oscar-winner George Kennedy (COOL HAND LUKE, TV's "Dallas"), Donald Sutherland (OUTBREAK, JFK), Ernest Borgnine (TV's "McHale's Navy," MARTY, " TV's "The Single Guy"), and football legend Jim Brown (MARS ATTACKS), and earned John Cassavetes an Oscar. A box office hit, it spawned several sequels and a TV series.
Won: Best Effects - Sound Effects, 1968 Academy Awards
Nominated: Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Cassavetes), Best Sound, Best Film Editing, 1968 Academy Awards
Review: "A cult classic that changed the conventions of the war genre." -- Emmanuel Levy, EMMANUELLEVY.COM (Read more)
- More on The Dirty Dozen:
- Profile of director Robert Alddrich
- Article on the film
