Among these 12 men there are 2 Polish (Vladek and Wladislaw) and only 1 Black. Is it a statistics of criminality in USA or US Army during WWII? And now? :)
Man those were the days, most actors back then were purebred chainsmokers, which gave them their raspy deep voices like Marvin and Savalas, actors I truelly admire, alongside McQueen, Brinner, Coburn. Leyton, Bronson, etc etc
Clint "Posey" Walker looks like Superman from the comics he would have been peferct to play that role instead of the skinny geeks they get to play Superman.
@RPenta Your point is well taken.Really not much difference here than in 'The Longest Yard' where the inmates were portrayed as 'Victims & Good Guys' compared to the 'Corrupt' Warden &Guards
i remember going to the drive in when i was a little girl and i thuoght this was the best movie, i ever saw, i hope you know what the drive in was, it was pouring down the rain that night, i had my nose in the wind sheid. hahaha. no.1 movie.
Μια απο τις καλυτερες πολεμικες περιπετειες με θεμα τον Δευτερο Παγκοσμιο Πολεμο,που μας εδωσε το Χολλιγουντ,στην ιστορια του.Εξαιρετικος ο Λιν Μαρβιν,σε μια απο τις καλυτερες του ερμηνειες.Εξαιρετικοι οι τιτλοι αρχης,που ειναι πραγματικα αξεχαστοι,σε συνδιασμο το στρατιωτικο μουσικο θεμα,και το εξαιρετικο μονταζ.
convicted murderers wouldn't have had the balls. It's like in lads army when it was immediately apparent that the "bad lads" (criminals etc of 20 odd years of age) couldn't cope in the same way as the normal guys. I'm not surprised the filthy thirteen(U.S. squad who the dirty dozen are based on) weren't criminals at all, just massive brawlers and drinkers.
Member of unit linked to 'Dirty Dozen' dies in Pa.
PHILADELPHIA John "Jack" Agnew, one of the original members of a U.S. Army unit that operated behind enemy lines in World War II and is often credited with having loosely inspired the movie "The Dirty Dozen," has died at age 88 : R.I.P
U.S military executions in the U.K were carried out at HMP Shepton Mallet and were carried out by Albert Pierrepoint (Hangings only). The three firing squad executions were carried out by the U.S army.
U.S military executions in the U.K were carried out at HMP Shepton Mallet and were carried out by Albert Pierrepoint (Hangings only). The three firing squad executions were carried out by the U.S army.
If you ask me, Posey is and sitll is my favorite character from the whole movie. In my opinion one of the best characters from that movie. "Donald Duck's down at the cross-roads with a machine-gun" lol.
In that scene where Charles Bronson's being beat up in the latrine, I'd like to see those two ass-hole high-school like bullies try to bull Posey like that.
In the original, the prisoners' crimes were given before their sentences. Here, and in the version I last saw on television, they are omitted. You can tell by the gap between the name and the sentence. Anybody else notice this? Anyone know why the film would be edited this way?
I feel that some of the 2nd string actors weren't fully or even partially developed but I'm not sure I would feel comfortable messing with the chemestry of this cast. I wonder if a Steve NcQueen might compete with Lee Marvin for camera time a he did with Yul Brenner in The Magnificent Seven. That said, THat supposedly friendlycompetion brought the best out of McQueen and Brenner. Interesting to contemplate! Thanx!
Lee Marvin's best role. He also did well in "POINT BLANK" and "The Comancheros." The Dirty Dozen could have been even better had some 2nd string actors been replaced by Steve McQueen---James Garner---and Clint Eastwood. Robert Ryan played the prick General well.
Franko V R - death by hanging Vladek M - 30 years hard labour Jefferson R T - death by hanging Pinkley V L - 30 years imprisonment Gilpin S - 30 years hard labour Posey S - death by hanging Wladislaw T - death by hanging Sawyer S K - 20 years hard labour Lever R - 20 years imprisonment Bravos T R - 20 years hard labour Jimenez P - 20 years hard labour Maggott A J - death by hanging
Marvin was NOT awarded a Silver Star. This is and has been an urban legend for years. Check either snopes or google. Bad information is worst that no nformation.
I love it when a jerkwad tries to come off with some comment like (bad information is worse than no information).
All google and snopes says is that he was rewarded a purple heart. They dismiss the rumor yes, of he having served with Cpt. Kangaroo.
No where does it dismiss the notion that he also recieved any other medal for his service. Perhaps he didn't. But your using those as your source for your contention is thus wrong, and you shown as a pompous ass.
All the more rare a movie with so many name actors who do a first class job, not just appear in cameo roles. Telly Savalas in particular stood out----he nailed his character to the point where I couldn't tell if he was acting!
I don't think this is a penal battalion: these guys were already in the Army before they got convicted of their crimes. So they're either going to be punished according to Army law or the can opt out and go on this suicide mission with the Major.
Always did love this sequence, particularly Franko (John Cassavetes). Great movie, great music, great actors.
P.S. Is there any trivia anywhere that explains what crimes everybody committed? You find out about the murders one by one but they never explain what Jimenez and Pinkley did.
This and Full Metal along with bridge over river q.. are the greatest Mil spec movies given with Uncle Sams blessings, so there ya are maggot, now drop and gimme five zero, count em out, ONE...
just a sidebar about Jim Brown.he was prepared to play another season of football,but filming carried on till the Browns training camp started.he asked to be excused till the picture was finished.the Browns said no(to Jim Brown!)and it was then he decided to retire.
lee marvin is soooooo cooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooll
Shawndefazio 1 month ago
Among these 12 men there are 2 Polish (Vladek and Wladislaw) and only 1 Black. Is it a statistics of criminality in USA or US Army during WWII? And now? :)
religiofob 3 months ago
@religiofob
oh boy
SuperPatrick777 2 months ago
death by hanging
404citrom 3 months ago
1 little bastard dislikes to march but will have his brains beaten out by the Major.
RobARug 5 months ago 2
My dad is in this film. He was one of the MP's.
He's the one wearing the white helmet.
TRandTBB 5 months ago
Lee Marvin was 43 years old in this movie. He looks at least 60 years old.
He did not age well.
cheeriosinabowl 6 months ago
Man those were the days, most actors back then were purebred chainsmokers, which gave them their raspy deep voices like Marvin and Savalas, actors I truelly admire, alongside McQueen, Brinner, Coburn. Leyton, Bronson, etc etc
Timmyboy505 6 months ago
Hey, I've just realised Savalas wasn't all that tall?
Kelly14UK 6 months ago
Clint "Posey" Walker looks like Superman from the comics he would have been peferct to play that role instead of the skinny geeks they get to play Superman.
"I DONT LIKED TO GET PUSHED"
Ragnar6000 7 months ago
I like the way The Major(Marvin) laughs along with the men,then straightens Franco(Cassavettes) out!! Those clowns got it right after that!!
Nickcat5 8 months ago
@Nickcat5 I hate this movie; it glorifies atrocities by these scumbag thugs against civiilians-by scumbag thugs I mean the Major also.
RPenta 8 months ago
@RPenta Your point is well taken.Really not much difference here than in 'The Longest Yard' where the inmates were portrayed as 'Victims & Good Guys' compared to the 'Corrupt' Warden &Guards
Nickcat5 8 months ago 2
This is a great movie and so is the movieThe Wild Geese starring Richard Burton& Roger Moore
malthechal 9 months ago 2
What's your name, son?
11
lol
TomN2010 9 months ago
Lee Marvin was the real deal..a true Marine combat veteran.
stabbification 9 months ago
and another good one
tonythetiger1man 10 months ago
One of the most overrated movies of all time.
whydoesmypussysmell 10 months ago
@whydoesmypussysmell I agree.
RPenta 8 months ago
@whydoesmypussysmell and you are to be taken serious with that idiot moniker of yours?
galileo1957 8 months ago
@galileo1957 my moniker might seem silly, but my comments are highly intelligent
whydoesmypussysmell 7 months ago
this is a classic.
j3f2c1 10 months ago
It was one of my favorites
Nthabzoable 11 months ago
I buy it on dvd because my grandfather really like this movie and after see it I think my grandfather was right...this is a kick ass movie!
jorgeiramain 11 months ago
What a great movie. Lee Marvin is on of the greatest actors of all time.
kenwayne96 11 months ago
"look ya little Bastard,either you march...or I'l beat ya Brains out" hahahhaa
FTWEVERYONE 11 months ago
I was only ten when I first saw this movie... and it still ranks as one of my favorites!
Jorge4402 1 year ago
0 Nazis diskiled this.
TheGameConquer 1 year ago
Charles Bronson - Polish actor :D :D
DominicHP 1 year ago 2
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CesMan83 1 year ago
SEMPER FI
TomSonSztab 1 year ago
Buster.
DAVZEE3 1 year ago
this makes inglorious bastards look like the little mermaid....lol
loslakers530 1 year ago 16
@loslakers530 Well said friend
hlvas 1 year ago
i remember going to the drive in when i was a little girl and i thuoght this was the best movie, i ever saw, i hope you know what the drive in was, it was pouring down the rain that night, i had my nose in the wind sheid. hahaha. no.1 movie.
TheTrigger900 1 year ago
lmao thats crzy my first name Leemarvin..Gma was a big fan lol.
EHKID 1 year ago
Lee Marvin was 43 years old when he made this movie. I thought he looked a little older.
esmit56 1 year ago
@esmit56 yes, agree 10 years older.
highperformer 1 year ago
It's also so sad that a lot of these guys really are gone now
WarMoviesOnFilm 1 year ago 2
I love this movie, but wish more of them lived, never quite got to grips with so many not making it
WarMoviesOnFilm 1 year ago
@WarMoviesOnFilm Smoking, my dear, smoking got the lot of them.
supercreamysperm 1 year ago
Μια απο τις καλυτερες πολεμικες περιπετειες με θεμα τον Δευτερο Παγκοσμιο Πολεμο,που μας εδωσε το Χολλιγουντ,στην ιστορια του.Εξαιρετικος ο Λιν Μαρβιν,σε μια απο τις καλυτερες του ερμηνειες.Εξαιρετικοι οι τιτλοι αρχης,που ειναι πραγματικα αξεχαστοι,σε συνδιασμο το στρατιωτικο μουσικο θεμα,και το εξαιρετικο μονταζ.
DENVERTZ007 1 year ago
Minden idők legjobbja.
Lee Marvin is the best!
CroomThe 1 year ago 3
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CroomThe 1 year ago
Friggin bad ass intro
IOIOIOIOIOIOIOIOIOIO 1 year ago
One of the best WWII movies. Love it.
dahsuerk 1 year ago
the best war movie ever. love it.
matwsussx 1 year ago
lol dont do it hijo e puta" nex time sargy will get ya worse....hehehe..
Ben998x 1 year ago
convicted murderers wouldn't have had the balls. It's like in lads army when it was immediately apparent that the "bad lads" (criminals etc of 20 odd years of age) couldn't cope in the same way as the normal guys. I'm not surprised the filthy thirteen(U.S. squad who the dirty dozen are based on) weren't criminals at all, just massive brawlers and drinkers.
ArthurSavillesCrime 1 year ago
Member of unit linked to 'Dirty Dozen' dies in Pa.
PHILADELPHIA John "Jack" Agnew, one of the original members of a U.S. Army unit that operated behind enemy lines in World War II and is often credited with having loosely inspired the movie "The Dirty Dozen," has died at age 88 : R.I.P
catsmithyu 1 year ago
U.S military executions in the U.K were carried out at HMP Shepton Mallet and were carried out by Albert Pierrepoint (Hangings only). The three firing squad executions were carried out by the U.S army.
englishguy2005 1 year ago
U.S military executions in the U.K were carried out at HMP Shepton Mallet and were carried out by Albert Pierrepoint (Hangings only). The three firing squad executions were carried out by the U.S army.
englishguy2005 1 year ago
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great movie a classic maggat was the most nuts great cast
5678simon 1 year ago
great movie a classic maggat was the most nuts great cast
5678simon 1 year ago
An overlong and boring film about a group of old men going off to war.
FrankClanton 1 year ago
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bobb328 2 years ago
u fuckin kiddin u compare inglorious bastards to this movie,,such a deckhead
aatef1981 2 years ago
the inglorious basterds are children compared to these MEN
sleestack808 2 years ago 12
I agree Major Reisman stands tall over the officers in both versions of the other movie
while good movies, both Castellari's and Tarantino's came from what The Dirty Dozen left
TitusIsaacMaximus 2 years ago
outstanding film
ottvalley 2 years ago
If you ask me, Posey is and sitll is my favorite character from the whole movie. In my opinion one of the best characters from that movie. "Donald Duck's down at the cross-roads with a machine-gun" lol.
In that scene where Charles Bronson's being beat up in the latrine, I'd like to see those two ass-hole high-school like bullies try to bull Posey like that.
ColonelCrane 2 years ago 2
Posey and Jefferson kick the shit out of them! So they got what they deserve
BARREDA1976 2 years ago
posey would've punched the bullie's jaws into their brains.
DrPhilMusic 2 years ago
What a cast! Excellent film. try putting together something like this nowadays with what's out there in hollywood. Shit! forget it.
envision43 2 years ago 3
It was quite a change to see Telly Savalas playing a prisoner for once, he did play it well in my opinion though.
However the best part of the movie for me was Donald Sutherland getting to play a "General". Still makes me laugh now...
balacau 2 years ago 3
In the original, the prisoners' crimes were given before their sentences. Here, and in the version I last saw on television, they are omitted. You can tell by the gap between the name and the sentence. Anybody else notice this? Anyone know why the film would be edited this way?
mcmgreen 2 years ago
More time for commercials.
grenadier33 2 years ago
you dont see actors like these guys anymore.I like the character ,Maggot,played
by Telly Savalles
walkingdead7 2 years ago
Three Cheers to Vladek, Sawyer, Gilpin, and Bravos!!!!
wladeslaw 2 years ago
I feel that some of the 2nd string actors weren't fully or even partially developed but I'm not sure I would feel comfortable messing with the chemestry of this cast. I wonder if a Steve NcQueen might compete with Lee Marvin for camera time a he did with Yul Brenner in The Magnificent Seven. That said, THat supposedly friendlycompetion brought the best out of McQueen and Brenner. Interesting to contemplate! Thanx!
wladeslaw 2 years ago
We never see how Clint Walker dies.
mrc302 2 years ago
Lee Marvin's best role. He also did well in "POINT BLANK" and "The Comancheros." The Dirty Dozen could have been even better had some 2nd string actors been replaced by Steve McQueen---James Garner---and Clint Eastwood. Robert Ryan played the prick General well.
skirts365 2 years ago
saanzacs 2 years ago 4
Most of that cast wound up doing Small Soldiers years later!!!!!
saanzacs 2 years ago
I would not hesitate to follow Lee Marvin into battle.
ChrisConrad1978 2 years ago 6
Will he was a Marine in World War 2, who was awarded the Silver Star for bravery during the Saipan operation (as I recall).
So your instinct is pretty dead on.
TiminPhoenix 2 years ago 3
Marvin was NOT awarded a Silver Star. This is and has been an urban legend for years. Check either snopes or google. Bad information is worst that no nformation.
hardcorpsmarine 2 years ago
I love it when a jerkwad tries to come off with some comment like (bad information is worse than no information).
All google and snopes says is that he was rewarded a purple heart. They dismiss the rumor yes, of he having served with Cpt. Kangaroo.
No where does it dismiss the notion that he also recieved any other medal for his service. Perhaps he didn't. But your using those as your source for your contention is thus wrong, and you shown as a pompous ass.
TiminPhoenix 2 years ago
love the Drum roll!!!!!!!!!!!!
golfdude2007 2 years ago
This movie and Kellys heroes are two of my favourite movies ever...hell i know all the lines hahahahahahaha
BARREDA1976 2 years ago 13
I just saw kelly's heroes for the first time and Loved it!
skatepunkzero 2 years ago 2
They coulnd't have cast and named Smelly Tevalas any better, one of the biggest assholes ever!
SaddletrampMO 2 years ago
UH! I love this movie!
Thanks.
UbuntuBird 3 years ago
Who loves ya baby????
malthechal 3 years ago 3
I got a pain.
432F01 3 years ago
Unsung war movie hero "Richark Jaekel.' He played in Iwo Jima, Battleground, Devils Brigade
fothgt 3 years ago
Marvin, Savalas and Cassavetes are fantastics in this film. The best movie about II War.
mrebelo71 3 years ago 2
what about charles bronson eh?
the cast is great!
BARREDA1976 2 years ago 4
All the more rare a movie with so many name actors who do a first class job, not just appear in cameo roles. Telly Savalas in particular stood out----he nailed his character to the point where I couldn't tell if he was acting!
vjb007 3 years ago
What's your name........eleven
JWade29 3 years ago 2
fuck yeah!!!!!
BARREDA1976 2 years ago
they got to call it the allstar movie..
aatef1981 3 years ago
The Great Escape was also an all star movie.
daidi0121 3 years ago 2
I love the soundtrack to this flick. Lee Marvin is pure badass
Lemmyisgod20 3 years ago 21
Muy buena Pelicula, lastima q mueren 11 de los 12.
el25depompeya 3 years ago 2
USA never used convicted in World War II.Only nazi Germany and former USSR used penal battalions.This movie is just fiction.
daltonagre 3 years ago
I don't think this is a penal battalion: these guys were already in the Army before they got convicted of their crimes. So they're either going to be punished according to Army law or the can opt out and go on this suicide mission with the Major.
mrfantastic407 3 years ago
Always did love this sequence, particularly Franko (John Cassavetes). Great movie, great music, great actors.
P.S. Is there any trivia anywhere that explains what crimes everybody committed? You find out about the murders one by one but they never explain what Jimenez and Pinkley did.
mrfantastic407 3 years ago
Classic but was this were he says ,some dispute over the dining arrangements im not sure
dixiedeanlivesalways 3 years ago
This and Full Metal along with bridge over river q.. are the greatest Mil spec movies given with Uncle Sams blessings, so there ya are maggot, now drop and gimme five zero, count em out, ONE...
BigRickSharpe 3 years ago
just a sidebar about Jim Brown.he was prepared to play another season of football,but filming carried on till the Browns training camp started.he asked to be excused till the picture was finished.the Browns said no(to Jim Brown!)and it was then he decided to retire.
tomloft2000 3 years ago
true, without maggot or Franco the movie wouldn't be as funny.
AlbanianWolf 3 years ago 3
I love the part when they have to count their numbers and Franco just screams out his number ELEVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN!!!!!!!
LOL!!!!!!!!!
AlbanianWolf 3 years ago 6
great movie ! :) i watch it anytime I have occasion :)
enchul 3 years ago 3
On La Beache of Normandis
JASONNICHOLS14 3 years ago
This movie is great, I saw it many times ant I can't stop watching it.
karkaras699 3 years ago 4
What a great cast of stars and future stars !
code2high 3 years ago 3
helluva an actor for a Marine PFC lol
I think he got shot at Pelleliu.
MOS0311 3 years ago
Lee Marvin for the win.
screamingcow16 3 years ago 3
more please ie when there blowin up the chatto jefferson throwin grenades down the vents
brizsey 4 years ago
the intro is acttully the execution/hanging scene
ethan3344466 4 years ago
condemened men don't have to drill...and there's nothing that you can do about it, mister...great line and movie....number 11 rocks
hossmitchell 4 years ago
Jim Brown!!
kmcmanus 4 years ago
grazie..era da tanto ke lo cercavo!!mitico intro
bikke89 4 years ago
Thanks for posting the intro. Its great!!
slappy6817 4 years ago