The Dirty Dozen

Name: The Dirty Dozen
Released: 1967-6-15
Cast: Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson, Jim Brown, John Cassavetes

The Dirty Dozen

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2h 29m
1967

86%

age 14+

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World War II. An impossible mission ... The fate of the Allied invasion hanging in the balance ... 12 men with nothing left to lose. Now the fate of the free world depends on a group of convicted murderers, thieves and thugs--The Dirty Dozen. Twelve American military prisoners are offered parole--if they complete a suicide mission behind enemy lines just before D-Day. After weeks of grueling training, they are dressed in German uniforms, dropped deep behind enemy lines and left on their own to complete their mission and try to get out alive. Based on the novel by E.M. Nathanson.

Director:

Robert Aldrich

Producer:

Kenneth Hyman

Writer:

Cast:

Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson, Jim Brown, John Cassavetes, Richard Jaeckel, George Kennedy, Trini López, Ralph Meeker, Robert Ryan, Telly Savalas, Donald Sutherland, Clint Walker

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

86%

Critics Consensus: Amoral on the surface and exuding testosterone, The Dirty Dozen utilizes combat and its staggering cast of likable scoundrels to deliver raucous entertainment.

Reviews

Esquire Magazine

Wilfrid Sheed

It must just be taken as another violence-fantasy no better and no worse than a dozen others.

Robert Aldrich dissects the underlying ideas with just enough craft and thoughtfulness to make the...

August 16, 2017

FULL REVIEW

TIME Magazine

he lopsided interpretation works largely because of a fine cast and a taut plot that closes the cr...

Big, brutal and expertly executed, The Dirty Dozen is a quintessential, made-for-men war flick.

One of the smash hits of its year, this action-packed war movie is violent and amoral, and fans wo...

June 25, 2017

FULL REVIEW

Common Sense Media

age 14+

Common Sense Says

Classic WWII action movie still packs a violent punch.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that this classic WWII action movie from 1967 was considered extremely violent when released, though it's tamer than many PG-13-rated movies of today. It includes a hanging, fighting, kicking, shooting, and explosions (though there's very little blood), plus a man stabbing a woman to death. In one scene, the men spend an evening with some "hired girls," though nothing more than dancing is shown. Language is light, but includes some gateway words like "damn," "hell," "bitch," and "bastard. There is also some drinking and smoking.