The Dirty Dozen (1967)

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2h 30min
Action, Adventure
20 Jul 1967 (Peru)
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During World War II, a rebellious U.S. Army Major is assigned a dozen convicted murderers to train and lead them into a mass assassination mission of German officers.

Director:

Robert Aldrich

Writers:

Nunnally Johnson, Lukas Heller, E.M. Nathanson

Stars:

Awards:

Won 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 9 nominations.
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	Lee Marvin	...	Major John Reisman
	Ernest Borgnine	...	General Worden
	Charles Bronson	...	Joseph T. Wladislaw
	Jim Brown	...	Robert T. Jefferson
	John Cassavetes	...	Victor R. Franko
	Richard Jaeckel	...	Sergeant Bowren
	George Kennedy	...	Major Max Armbruster
	Trini López	...	Pedro Jiminez (as Trini Lopez)
	Ralph Meeker	...	Captain Stuart Kinder
	Robert Ryan	...	Col. Everett Dasher Breed
	Telly Savalas	...	Archer J. Maggott
	Donald Sutherland	...	Vernon L. Pinkley
	Clint Walker	...	Samson Posey
	Robert Webber	...	General Denton
	Tom Busby	...	Milo Vladek
	Ben Carruthers	...	Glenn S. Gilpin
	Stuart Cooper	...	Roscoe Lever
	Robert Phillips	...	Corporal Morgan
	Colin Maitland	...	Seth K. Sawyer
	Al Mancini	...	Tassos R. Bravos
	George Roubicek	...	Pvt. Arthur James Gardner
	Thick Wilson	...	General Worden's Aide
	Dora Reisser	...	German Officer's Girl
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Lewis Alexander	...	German Officer (uncredited)
	Michael Anthony	...	German Officer in Staff Car (uncredited)
	William Baskiville	...	Military Policeman (uncredited)
	Roy Beck	...	German Officer (uncredited)
	Cynthia Bizeray	...	German Officer's Wife (uncredited)
	Leo Britt	...	German General in Staff Car (uncredited)
	Harry Brooks Jr.	...	German Officer (uncredited)
	Ken Buckle	...	German Sentry (uncredited)
	Jack Carter	...	Military Policman (uncredited)
	Alan Chuntz	...	French Servant (uncredited)
	Victor Coventry	...	German Officer (uncredited)
	Harold Coyne	...	Soldier (uncredited)
	Gerry Crampton	...	Staff Sergeant Alistair Clayton (uncredited)
	Hugh Elton	...	German Officer (uncredited)
	Gary Files	...	Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
	Suzanne Fleuret	...	French Servant (uncredited)
	Judith Furse	...	Drunken General's Wife (uncredited)
	Hal Galili	...	MP Master Sergeant / Hangman (uncredited)
	Victor Gallucci	...	German Officer (uncredited)
	Alan Gibbs	...	American Orderly (uncredited)
	Romo Gorrara	...	Airborne Soldier (uncredited)
	Willoughby Gray	...	German Officer (uncredited)
	Patrick Halpin	...	German General (uncredited)
	Alan Harris	...	Soldier (uncredited)
	Gerard Heinz	...	Card-Playing German Officer (uncredited)
	John G. Heller	...	2nd German Sentry at Chateau (uncredited)
	George Hilsdon	...	Medical Officer at Hanging (uncredited)
	John Hollis	...	German Porter at Chateau (uncredited)
	Alf Joint	...	German Sentry Wanting Light (uncredited)
	Angela Kay	...	German Officer's Wife (uncredited)
	Juba Kennerley	...	German Officer (uncredited)
	Eric Kent	...	Airborne Soldier (uncredited)
	John Ketteringham	...	(uncredited)
	Hildegard Knef	...	(uncredited)
	Ann Lancaster	...	Prostitute (uncredited)
	Roy Lansford	...	Officer (uncredited)
	Aileen Lewis	...	German Officer's Wife (uncredited)
	Dickey Luck	...	German General (uncredited)
	Richard Marner	...	German Sentry at Chateau (uncredited)
	Mark McBride	...	French Servant (uncredited)
	Dick Miller	...	MP at Hanging (uncredited)
	John More	...	German Officer (uncredited)
	Lou Morgan	...	MP Putting Hood on Gardner (uncredited)
	Norman Morris	...	American Officer (uncredited)
	Lionel Murton	...	MP Lt. Col. in Charge at Hanging (uncredited)
	Suzanne Owens-Duval	...	Prostitute (uncredited)
	Joe Phelps	...	German Officer (uncredited)
	Edith Raye	...	German Officer's Wife (uncredited)
	Mike Reid	...	Sergeant at War Games HQ (uncredited)
	Terry Richards	...	Staff Sergeant McIntosh Blake (uncredited)
	Jack Ross	...	French Servant (uncredited)
	Gordon Ruttan	...	MP Corporal / Desk Clerk (uncredited)
	Frederick Schiller	...	Drunken German General (uncredited)
	Bunny Seaman	...	German Officer's Wife (uncredited)
	Michael Segal	...	Airborne Band Conductor (uncredited)
	Jack Sharp	...	German Officer (uncredited)
	Richard Shaw	...	German Officer Who Seals the Bunker (uncredited)
	Tony Snell	...	MP (uncredited)
	Warren Stanhope	...	German Officer (uncredited)
	Michael Stayner	...	German Radio Operator (uncredited)
	Emile Stemmler	...	German Officer (uncredited)
	Michael Stevens	...	Officer at Command Post (uncredited)
	Bill Strange	...	Military Policeman (uncredited)
	Fred Stroud	...	Officer at Hanging (uncredited)
	Elliott Sullivan	...	Army officer at briefing (uncredited)
	John Tatham	...	German Officer (uncredited)
	Rocky Taylor	...	Airborne Soldier (uncredited)
	Burnell Tucker	...	Army Doctor (uncredited)
	Hedger Wallace	...	German Officer (uncredited)
	Ken Wayne	...	Master Sergeant Gill Fredericks (uncredited)
	Theodore Wilhelm	...	German Officer (uncredited)
	Jeremy Wilkin	...	Sergeant at Command Post (uncredited)
	Fred Wood	...	German Soldier (uncredited)
	Vicki Woolf	...	Prostitute (uncredited)

Directed by

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Robert Aldrich

Written by

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Nunnally Johnson	...	(screen play by) and
Lukas Heller	...	(screen play by)

E.M. Nathanson	...	(from the novel by)

Produced by

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Raymond Anzarut	...	associate producer
Kenneth Hyman	...	producer (produced by)

Music by

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Frank De Vol

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(as De Vol)

Cinematography by

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Edward Scaife

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director of photography

Editing by

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Michael Luciano

Editorial Department

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William Parnell	...	second assistant editor (uncredited)
David Woodward	...	first assistant editor (uncredited)

Art Direction by

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William Hutchinson

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(as W.E. Hutchinson)

Makeup Department

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Ernest Gasser	...	makeup artist
Wally Schneiderman	...	makeup artist (as Walter Schneiderman)

Production Management

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Julian Mackintosh

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unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Bert Batt	...	assistant director
Dusty Symonds	...	second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Dave Coldham	...	plasterer foreman
Frank McCarthy	...	poster artist
Colin Grimes	...	assistant art director (uncredited)
Russell Hagg	...	draughtsman (uncredited)
Peter Hancock	...	props (uncredited)
Tim Hutchinson	...	set designer (uncredited)
Mickey Lennon	...	assistant property master (uncredited)
Bill Welch	...	construction manager (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Claude Hitchcock	...	sound recordist
Franklin Milton	...	sound recordist
John Poyner	...	sound editor
Van Allen James	...	sound editor (uncredited)
Aaron Rochin	...	re-recording mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Cliff Richardson	...	special effects supervisor
Alan Barnard	...	special effects (uncredited)
Jimmy Harris	...	special effects (uncredited)
Peter Hutchinson	...	special effects assistant (uncredited)
Garth Inns	...	special effects (uncredited)
John Richardson	...	special effects assistant (uncredited)
Roy Whybrow	...	special effects (uncredited)
Jack Woodbridge	...	special effects (uncredited)

Stunts

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Joe Powell	...	stunts
Bernard Barnsley	...	stunts (uncredited)
Ken Buckle	...	stunts (uncredited)
Alan Chuntz	...	stunts (uncredited)
Gerry Crampton	...	stunt coordinator (uncredited) / stunts (uncredited)
Jim Dowdall	...	stunt double Lee Marvin (uncredited) / stunts (uncredited)
Joe Dunne	...	stunts (uncredited)
Romo Gorrara	...	stunts (uncredited)
Loren Janes	...	stunts (uncredited)
Alf Joint	...	stunts (uncredited)
Rick Lester	...	stunt driver: stunt double Clint Walker (uncredited)
Maurice Marks	...	stunts (uncredited)
Mark McBride	...	stunts (uncredited)
William Offer	...	stunts (uncredited)
Terence Plummer	...	stunts (uncredited)
Nosher Powell	...	stunts (uncredited)
Mike Reid	...	stunt driver (uncredited)
Terry Richards	...	stunts (uncredited)
Roy Scammell	...	stunts (uncredited)
Rocky Taylor	...	stunts (uncredited)
Paul Weston	...	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Mike Drew	...	focus puller
Alan McCabe	...	camera operator
Tony Spratling	...	camera operator
Ronald Anscombe	...	focus puller (uncredited)
Chris Ashbrook	...	focus puller: second unit (uncredited)
Roger Berner	...	clapper loader (uncredited)
David Cadwallader	...	grip (uncredited)
Terry Cole	...	focus puller: second camera (uncredited)
Jim Dawes	...	grip (uncredited)
Dennis Fraser	...	grip (uncredited)
Edward Michael Perry	...	electrician (uncredited)
Paul Wilson	...	camera operator (uncredited)
David Wynn-Jones	...	clapper loader (uncredited)

Music Department

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Robert Armbruster	...	conductor (uncredited)
Robert Bain	...	musician: guitar (uncredited)
Harry Bluestone	...	musician: violin (uncredited)
Frank De Vol	...	conductor (uncredited)
Arthur L. Frantz	...	musician-french horn (uncredited)
Artie Kane	...	musician: piano (uncredited)
Virginia Majewski	...	musician: viola (uncredited)
Red Mitchell	...	musician: bass (uncredited)
Uan Rasey	...	musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Frederick Seykora	...	musician: cello (uncredited)
Raymond Turner	...	musician: piano (uncredited)
Albert Woodbury	...	orchestrator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Angela Allen

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continuity

Transportation Department

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Walter Lesley Tiley

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truck driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Walter Blake	...	main title design
Don Archell	...	stand-in: Charles Bronson (uncredited)
Jim Dowdall	...	armorer (uncredited)
Norma Garment	...	production secretary (uncredited)
Gordon Stebbing	...	assistant accountant (uncredited)

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Production Companies

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (presented by)
MKH
Seven Arts Productions

Distributors

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1967) (United States) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1967) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1967) (France) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1967) (Italy) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1967) (Spain) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1967) (West Germany) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1967) (Sweden) (theatrical)
Fotorama (1967) (Norway) (theatrical)
Filmipaja (1967) (Finland) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1967) (Japan) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1967) (Australia) (theatrical)
Filmes Lusomundo (1968) (Portugal) (theatrical) (35 mm, 70 mm)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1968) (India) (theatrical)
Neue Visionen Filmverleih (West Germany) (theatrical)
CBS (1970) (United States) (tv)
Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (Spain) (theatrical) (re-release)
Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (Italy) (theatrical) (re-release)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1975) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
Esselte CIC Video (Netherlands) (VHS) (as Esselte Video) (through MGM / UA Home Video)
Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1976) (Sweden) (theatrical)
MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1983) (United States) (VHS)
MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1983) (United States) (video) (CED VideoDisc)
Audio Visual Enterprises (1984) (Greece) (VHS)
MGM Home Entertainment (Netherlands) (VHS) (for Esselte Video)
Warner Home Video (West Germany) (VHS)
Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1986) (Finland) (tv)
MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1990) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
MGM Home Entertainment (1991) (United States) (VHS)
Warner Home Video (1993) (Finland) (VHS)
MGM Home Entertainment (1998) (United States) (DVD)
Warner Home Vídeo (1998) (Brazil) (DVD)
Creative Design (2000) (United States) (DVD)
Warner Home Video (2000) (United States) (DVD)
Warner Home Video (2004) (Finland) (DVD)
Warner Home Video (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
Warner Home Video (2006) (Canada) (DVD)
Warner Home Video (2006) (Sweden) (DVD)
Warner Home Video (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
Warner Home Video (2006) (United States) (DVD) (HD DVD)
Warner Home Video (2007) (United States) (Blu-ray)
Warner Home Video (2009) (Germany) (DVD) (Premium Edition)
HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
7Mate (2023) (Australia) (tv)
7flix (2023) (Australia) (tv)
Herald Pony (Japan) (VHS)

Special Effects

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Other Companies

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Karma Transport (transportation)
MGM Home Entertainment (DVD package design)
MGM/UA Entertainment Company (vhs package design)
Turner Entertainment (DVD package design)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	A Major with an attitude problem and a history of getting things done is told to interview military prisoners with death sentences or long terms for a dangerous mission; To parachute behind enemy lines and cause havoc for the German Generals at a rest house on the eve of D-Day. Written by John Vogel Plot Summary Plot Synopsis
Plot Keywords	black-hair american-abroad killed-in-an-explosion ethnic-slur title-same-as-book See All (144) »
Taglines	D-Day Began When The Dirty Dozen Were Done! See more »
Genres	Action Adventure War
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Argentina:13 Australia:A Australia:M Brazil:16 Canada:PG (self-applied) Denmark:15 (TV rating) Finland:K-16 France:Tous publics Hungary:14 Iceland:16 India:U Israel:12 (self-applied) Italy:VM14 Italy:T Mexico:C Netherlands:12 Norway:15 (iTunes rating) Norway:16 Philippines:PG-13 (video rating) Poland:12 (self-applied) Portugal:M/12 Singapore:PG13 (self-applied) Spain:18 Spain:12 Spain:14 Sweden:15 United Kingdom:X United Kingdom:12 United Kingdom:15 United States:TV-MA (Netflix rating) United States:Approved West Germany:16 (1980s) West Germany:16

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Also Known As	Dirty Dozen (World-wide, English title) Les douze salopards (France) 12 salopards (France) Das dreckige Dutzend (Germany) Els dotze del patíbul (Spain, Catalan title) See more »
Runtime	150 min
Country	United Kingdom United States
Language	English German French Spanish Latin
Color	Color
Aspect Ratio	1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (35 mm prints) 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)
Filming Locations	Ashridge Management College, Little Gaddesden, Hertfordshire, England, UK See more »

Box Office

Budget

$5,400,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia	Lee Marvin referred to this movie as "crap" and "just a dummy moneymaker", although he enjoyed the film. The movie has nothing to do with war, he stressed, and he was very pleased that he got to do The Big Red One (1980), which mirrored his own wartime experiences. Marvin also said many of the actors in this film were too old to play soldiers. See more »
Goofs	(at around 1h 35 mins) During WWII no Black man could have attained the rank of major in an all white outfit so he would not have fooled the doctor or ambulance driver. Someone else should have been chosen as the leader of that unit for it to work. See more »
Movie Connections	Edited into Hogan's Double Life (1971). See more »
Soundtracks	The Bramble Bush See more »
Crazy Credits	The opening credits don't occur until 10 minutes into the film. While it is common nowadays for films to have a pre-credits sequence, it was considered innovative in 1967. See more »
Quotes	Pinkley: [impersonating a General] Where are you from, son? Soldier: Madison City, Missouri, sir! Pinkley: Never heard of it. See more »

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