About

Widely considered to be the prototypical 'men-on-a-mission' movie, Robert Aldrich's The Dirty Dozen combines blockbuster spectacle with hard-edged New Hollywood grit to potent effect. Set in 1944, it follows a group of violent prisoners who have been selected to undertake an incredibly dangerous mission to eliminate a gathering of high-ranking Nazi officers. The mission will secure their freedom — if they survive. Featuring an all-star lineup of tough-faced character actors (including Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson, Jim Brown, George Kennedy, Robert Ryan and Telly Savalas), the film is stolen by John Cassavetes, who received an Academy Award nomination for his electrifying performance as the psychotic Victor Franko. The highest grossing film of 1967, The Dirty Dozen remains a classic war movie and among Cassavetes' most searing work on screen.

M | Medium level violence