The Dirty Dozen
The Dirty Dozen
The Dirty Dozen
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1967
2h 29m
7.6(1267 votes)
Action
Adventure
War

Overview

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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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast & Crew

56 members
Acting

Lee Marvin

Maj. John Reisman

Lee Marvin
Acting

Ernest Borgnine

Maj. Gen. Worden

Ernest Borgnine
Acting

Charles Bronson

Joseph Wladislaw

Charles Bronson
Acting

Jim Brown

Robert Jefferson

Jim Brown
Directing

John Cassavetes

Victor Franko

John Cassavetes
Acting

Richard Jaeckel

Sergeant Bowren

Richard Jaeckel
Acting

George Kennedy

Major Max Armbruster

George Kennedy
Acting

Trini López

Pedro Jiminez

Trini López
Acting

Ralph Meeker

Captain Stuart Kinder

Ralph Meeker
Acting

Robert Ryan

Col. Everett Dasher Breed

Robert Ryan
Acting

Telly Savalas

Archer Maggott

Telly Savalas
Acting

Donald Sutherland

Vernon Pinkley

Donald Sutherland
Acting

Clint Walker

Samson Posey

Clint Walker
Acting

Robert Webber

General Denton

Robert Webber
Acting

Tom Busby

Milo Vladek

Tom Busby
Acting

Ben Carruthers

Glenn Gilpin

Ben Carruthers
Directing

Stuart Cooper

Roscoe Lever

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Robert Phillips

Cpl. Morgan - MP Guard

Robert Phillips
Acting

Colin Maitland

Seth Sawyer

Colin Maitland
Acting

Al Mancini

Tassos Bravos

Al Mancini
Acting

George Roubicek

Pvt. Arthur James Gardner

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Thick Wilson

Gen. Worden's Aide

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Dora Reisser

German Officer's Girl

Dora Reisser
Acting

Michael Anthony

German Officer in Staff Car (uncredited)

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Leo Britt

German General in Staff Car (uncredited)

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Alan Chuntz

French Servant (uncredited)

Alan Chuntz
Acting

Gary Files

Ambulance Driver (uncredited)

Gary Files
Acting

Judith Furse

Drunken General's Wife (uncredited)

Judith Furse
Acting

Hal Galili

MP Master Sergeant / Hangman (uncredited)

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Romo Gorrara

Airborne Soldier (uncredited)

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Willoughby Gray

German Officer (uncredited)

Willoughby Gray
Acting

Gerard Heinz

Card-Playing German Officer (uncredited)

Gerard Heinz
Acting

John G. Heller

2nd German Sentry at Chateau (uncredited)

John G. Heller
Acting

George Hilsdon

Medical Officer at Hanging (uncredited)

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John Hollis

German Porter at Chateau (uncredited)

John Hollis
Acting

Alf Joint

German Sentry Wanting Light (uncredited)

Alf Joint
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Juba Kennerley

German Officer (uncredited)

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Hildegard Knef

(uncredited)

Hildegard Knef
Acting

Ann Lancaster

Prostitute (uncredited)

Ann Lancaster
Acting

Richard Marner

German Sentry at Chateau (uncredited)

Richard Marner
Acting

Dick Miller

MP at Hanging (uncredited)

Dick Miller
Acting

Lionel Murton

MP Lt. Col. in charge at hanging (uncredited)

Lionel Murton
Acting

Suzanne Owens-Duval

Prostitute (uncredited)

Suzanne Owens-Duval
Acting

Mike Reid

Sergeant at War Games HQ (uncredited)

Mike Reid
Acting

Terry Richards

Staff Sergeant MacIntosh Blake (uncredited)

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Frederick Schiller

Drunken German General (uncredited)

Frederick Schiller
Acting

Richard Shaw

German Officer Who Seals the Bunker (uncredited)

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Warren Stanhope

German Officer (uncredited)

Warren Stanhope
Acting

Hedger Wallace

German Officer (uncredited)

Hedger Wallace
Acting

Theodore Wilhelm

German Officer (uncredited)

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Crew

Rocky Taylor

Airborne Soldier (uncredited)

Rocky Taylor
Acting

Burnell Tucker

Army Doctor (uncredited)

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Vicki Woolf

Prostitute (uncredited)

Vicki Woolf
Acting

Michael Segal

Airborne Band Conductor (uncredited)

Michael Segal
Crew

Gerry Crampton

Staff Sergeant Alistair Clayton (uncredited)

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Jack Carter

Military Policman (uncredited)

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