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15/06/1967 Action, Adventure, War 2h 29m
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Train them! Excite them! Arm them!...Then turn them loose on the Nazis!

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.

  1. Robert Aldrich

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Lee Marvin

    Maj. John Reisman

  2. Ernest Borgnine

    Maj. Gen. Worden

  3. Charles Bronson

    Joseph Wladislaw

  4. Jim Brown

    Robert Jefferson

  5. John Cassavetes

    Victor Franko

  6. Richard Jaeckel

    Sergeant Bowren

  7. George Kennedy

    Major Max Armbruster

  8. Trini López

    Pedro Jiminez

  9. Ralph Meeker

    Captain Stuart Kinder

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-07-15
Lee Marvin is charged with a mission to drum a dozen criminals and reprobates into some sort of cohesive military unit with a view to destroying an heavily guarded chateau that serves as a respite for high ranking Nazi officers. The challenge looks impossible as the band are assembled - a bigger crowd of cowards, thugs and zealots you would never hope to see; but with the assistance of his stoic sergeant (Richard Jaeckel) he manages to get the wacky zealot Telly Savalas, Charles Bronson, Sonny Bono, Jim Brown and a woefully sleazy John Cassavetes to pull in the same direction. It's all good st...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$5,400,000.00

Revenue
$45,300,000.00

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