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The Dirty Dozen (Blu Ray) (1967)
Starring: Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine Director: Robert Aldrich Rating: Not Rated
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In the all explosive The Dirty Dozen, twelve violent psychopaths are offered redemption in The Dirty Dozen, in exchange for a suicide mission to parachute deep into occupied France during World War II.
An all-star cast energizes Robert Aldrich's classic World War II action drama The Dirty Dozen, about a group of 12 American military prisoners assembled by tacticians and ordered to perform a suicide mission: infiltrate a well-guarded château and kill the Nazi officials vacationing there. The incarcerated soldiers, most of whom are facing death sentences for a variety of violent crimes, jump at the chance to redeem themselves. Major Reisman (Lee Marvin), the noncriminal in charge of the dirty dozen, whips the men into a crack unit, uses them to best the troops of his by-the-book superior officer, Colonel Breed (Robert Ryan), in war games, then leads the steely antiheroes on their perilous assault.
The film The Dirty Dozen, is studded with standout performances, including Telly Savalas as a religious psychopath with a febrile animosity toward Germans and John Cassavetes in an Oscar-nominated portrayal as an insubordinate, poison-tongued hothead. Ernest Borgnine, Donald Sutherland, Charles Bronson, and football legend Jim Brown further round out the impressive collection of talent. Aldrich, who by the time of The Dirty Dozen had been fathoming the darker side of life onscreen for more than a decade (KISS ME DEADLY, WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE?), scored a huge hit with this rousing thriller laced with a stinging cynicism perfectly in tune with the increasingly skeptical tenor of the times.
Color by Metrocolor; The Dirty Dozen was shot in Metroscope and blown up to 70mm.
The Dirty Dozen was filmed in Aldbury, Herfordshire and Borehamwood Studios, UK. Began shooting April 25, 1966. Released in the USA June 15, 1967. Shown at the Museum of Modern Art, New York City November 19, 1974, and then again June 29-30, 1980, as part of the series "John Cassavetes: Filmmaker and Actor."
The song featured in The Dirty Dozen, "Einsam" also by Sibylle Siegfried.
Additional cast: Tom Busby (Milo Vladek), Al Mancini (Tassos Vladek), George Roubicek (Private Arthur James Gardner), Dora Reisser (German Officer's Girl), Stuart Cooper (Roscoe Lever), Colin Maitland (Seth Sawyer), Thick Wilson (General Worden's Aide), and Robert Phillips.
Additional credits: Julian Mackintosh (production manager), Alan McCabe (camera operator), Angela Allen (continuity)
The Dirty Dozen is also available as part of the World War II Collection: Battlefront Europe
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Starring:
Lee Marvin | Ernest Borgnine | Charles Bronson | Jim Brown | John Cassavetes | Richard Jaeckel | George Kennedy | Trini Lopez | ...more
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Directed By:
Robert Aldrich
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Genre:
Action/Adventure, War
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DVD Release Date:
April 17, 2007
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Format: Region 1
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Rating:
Not Rated
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Year:
1967
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Regional Coding:
This Title originates from North America
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Number of Discs:
1
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Screen Ratio:
Anamorphic (16:9), Widescreen Edition - 2.35:1 (1080p)
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Running Time:
150 minutes
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Studio:
Warner Brothers
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UPC/Barcode Number:
012569793958
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Closed-Captioned: Yes
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Color: Yes
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