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The Dirty Dozen

Train them! Excite them! Arm them!...Then turn them loose on the Nazis!

7.6(1,382)19672h 29m13

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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Status
Released
Budget
$5.4M
Box office
$45.3M
Language
Latin
Part of The Dirty Dozen Collection · 4 films
  • mission
  • based on novel or book
  • nazi
  • secret mission
  • world war ii
  • castle
  • hand grenade
  • training
  • us army
  • fistfight
  • shootout
  • suicide mission

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United Kingdom, United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalNR15 Jun 1967
    • PhysicalDVD Release29 Apr 1998
    • PhysicalBlu-Ray Release17 Apr 2007
  • United KingdomGB

    • Premiere12London21 Sept 1967
    • Theatrical22 Oct 1967
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalM21 Oct 1967
    • PhysicalDVD16 Jan 2007
  • AustriaAT

    • Theatrical3 Nov 1967
  • BelgiumBE

    • Theatrical165 Jan 1968
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical161 Jan 1968
  • CzechiaCZ

    • Physical15+1 Feb 1994
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical1520 Nov 1967
  • FinlandFI

    • TheatricalK-166 Oct 1967
  • FranceFR

    • TheatricalTPVisa CNC 3361613 Dec 1967
    • TheatricalRe-release19 Aug 2009
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical16West Germany9 Nov 1967
  • GreeceGR

    • Theatrical154 Sept 1967

Frequently asked questions

The Dirty Dozen was released on 15 June 1967.

Audience reviews

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    talisencrw

    8/14/2016

    9/10

    I loved this. Right up there with my favourite Aldrich films (though maybe 'Kiss Me Deadly' is still my number one), and of the greatest performances of both Lee Marvin and John Cassavetes (who was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at both the Golden Globes and Oscars for his work here). This hearkened back to the heady times when if you got a great cast and director together, you were virtually guaranteed you'd…

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    John Chard

    1/2/2019

    10/10

    One of the most quintessential macho movies of all time. The Dirty Dozen is directed by Robert Aldrich and adapted for the screen by Nunnally Johnson & Lukas Heller from the novel by E. M. Nathanson. It stars Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Telly Savalas, Charles Bronson, John Cassavetes, Donald Sutherland, Richard Jaeckel, Robert Ryan and Jim Brown. 1944, just prior to D-Day…. Major Reisman (Marvin) is a none…

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    CinemaSerf

    7/15/2024

    7/10

    Lee Marvin is charged with a mission to drum a dozen criminals and reprobates into some sort of cohesive military unit with a view to destroying an heavily guarded chateau that serves as a respite for high ranking Nazi officers. The challenge looks impossible as the band are assembled - a bigger crowd of cowards, thugs and zealots you would never hope to see; but with the assistance of his stoic sergeant (Richard Jae…

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