Synopsis
12 American military prisoners in World War II are ordered to infiltrate a well-guarded enemy château and kill the Nazi officers vacationing there. The soldiers, most of whom are facing death sentences for a variety of violent crimes, agree to the mission and the possible commuting of their sentences.
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Cast
- Lee MarvinMaj. John Reisman
- Ernest BorgnineMaj. Gen. Worden
- Charles BronsonJoseph Wladislaw
- Jim BrownRobert Jefferson
- John CassavetesVictor Franko
- Richard JaeckelSergeant Bowren
- George KennedyMajor Max Armbruster
- Trini LópezPedro Jiminez
- Ralph MeekerCaptain Stuart Kinder
- Robert RyanCol. Everett Dasher Breed
Recommendations
- 100
TV Guide Magazine
Aldrich was a master at presenting his distinctly cynical outlook in the context of crowd-pleasing entertainment, and The Dirty Dozen is one of his most effective and lasting efforts. - 80
Empire
Unarguably one of the great war movies of all time. - 80
Time Out
Aldrich appears to be against everything: anti-military, anti-Establishment, anti-women, anti-religion, anti-culture, anti-life. Overriding such nihilism is the super-crudity of Aldrich's energy and his humour, sufficiently cynical to suggest that the whole thing is a game anyway, a spectacle that demands an audience. - 80
IGN
Lee Marvin and Charles Bronson in the same picture. How much more bad-assedness do you need? - 80
Variety
Lee Marvin heads a very strong, nearly all-male cast in an excellent performance. - 80
Time
Director Robert Aldrich gets convincingly raw, tough performances in even the smallest roles. - 75
Chicago Sun-Times
There are some nice, amusing scenes, especially when one of the dozen (Donald Sutherland) pretends to be a general and inspects some troops. In fact, right up to the last scene the movie is amusing, well paced, intelligent. - 75
ReelViews
The Dirty Dozen flows nicely, keeping things moving and drawing the audience along in its rapid current
