Review of The Dirty Dozen (1967) by Chad R — 29 Jan 2010
This box-office hit was a very influential film that broke new ground by turning the war-film genre inside out. Brilliantly directed by Robert Aldrich and starring Lee Marvin in one of his finest performances as the rebellious Major Reisman who is given the task of recruiting 12 subversive American prisoners who are murderers, rapists and psychopaths who are sentence to death or to life imprisonment, to go behind enemy lines on a suicide mission for a chance to be reprieved if they survive.
Exciting, well-written and acted by uniformly superb stellar cast that includes Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson, Jim Brown, John Cassavetes, Richard Jaeckel, George Kennedy, Trini Lopez, Ralph Meeker, Robert Ryan, Telly Savalas, Clint Walker.
The Dirty Dozen is the definitive World War II action picture that delivers brutalizing violence with grotesque humor all leading to a explosive climactic bloodbath final that is extremely suspense and unforgettable.
Highly Recommended.
This review of The Dirty Dozen (1967) was written by Chad R on 29 Jan 2010.
The Dirty Dozen has generally received very positive reviews.
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