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Critic Scott Russon
rated 8

12 debauched soldiers (all facing lengthy prison or death sentences) agree to take part in a suicide mission into Nazi-occupied France.

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Jorge Lainez Ezcurdia
rated 8

Con todos ustedes los “Malditos bastardos” originales.

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Cast & Crew

Robert Aldrich
Director
Donald Sutherland
As Vernon Pinkley
Ernest Borgnine
As Maj. Gen. Worden
Dick Miller
As MP at Hanging (uncredited)
George Kennedy
As Major Max Armbruster
Charles Bronson
As Joseph Wladislaw
Robert Ryan
As Col. Everett Dasher Breed

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The Dirty Dozen is a 1967 war film directed by Robert Aldrich and starring Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, and Charles Bronson. The movie follows a group of 12 American military prisoners, who are sentenced to death or long-term imprisonment, as they are trained to undertake a dangerous mission behind enemy lines. The prisoners are tasked with infiltrating a well-guarded château in Nazi-occupied France and killing the German officers vacationing there, in order to disrupt the enemy's chain of command ahead of D-Day. The mission is led by Major John Reisman (Lee Marvin), a tough and experienced officer who is determined to complete the mission at any cost. The film is known for its gritty and realistic portrayal of war, its no-nonsense dialogue, and its memorable characters, including the ruthless Maggott, played by Charles Bronson. The movie was a commercial and critical success, earning several Academy Award nominations and becoming a classic of the war film genre.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as The Dirty Dozen include Where Eagles Dare, 100 Rifles, The Blue Max, Young Winston, The Undefeated (1969), Cry of Battle.

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The Dirty Dozen was released in theaters on June 15, 1967.