Review of Kelly's Heroes (1970) by Nick G — 04 Dec 2008
A classic WWII movie with a stellar cast. When American soldiers find out about $16 million in gold being stored in a bank behind German lines, they set out on an unofficial mission to get it, and make themselves rich.
Clint Eastwood is Kelly, and it's him that comes up with the idea to get the gold, because anything retrieved from behind enemy lines is theirs to keep. Telly Savalas is Big Joe, the leader of the platoon, and the hardest one talk into risking their lives for personal gain.
Don Rickles plays Crap Game, a hustler whose greed makes it impossible to resist going along. There are also appearances by actors such as Harry Dean Stanton, and Gavin (Love Boat) MacLeoud. But the one to watch in this movie is Donald Sutherland as Oddball.
As the leader of a small squad of Sherman tanks, his hippy-ish character lives up to his name, and provides the biggest laughs in the movie. Of course there's plenty of combat to be had, including a tense scene when the platoon accidentally walks right into a mine field.
A war movie with an equal amount of action and laughs.
This review of Kelly's Heroes (1970) was written by Nick G on 04 Dec 2008.
Kelly's Heroes has generally received positive reviews.
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