The Dirty Dozen (1967) | |
| Director(s) | Robert Aldrich |
| Producer(s) | Raymond Anzarut (associate), Kenneth Hyman |
| Top Genres | Action, Drama, War |
| Top Topics | Army, World War II |
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The Dirty Dozen (1967) was a Action - Drama Film directed by Robert Aldrich and produced by Kenneth Hyman and Raymond Anzarut.
Academy Awards 1967 --- Ceremony Number 40 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Supporting Actor | John Cassavetes | Nominated |
| Best Film Editing | Michael Luciano | Nominated |
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The Dirty Dozen (1967)
By Beatrice on Jul 15, 2019 From Flickers in TimeThe Dirty Dozen Directed by Robert Aldrich Written by Nunnally Johnson and Lukas Heller from a novel by E.M. Nathanson 1967/USA Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/MKH/Seven Arts Productions Repeat viewing/Netflix rental Remains a fun action adventure after all these years, largely due to a collection of the best... Read full article
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Quotes from The Dirty Dozen
Victor R. Franko:
Hey! What's the matter with you? You think I'm going to die? Ha! If you think that then you don't know Victor Franko.
Joseph T. Wladislaw: Killin' generals could get to be a habit with me.
Samson Posey: I don't want to hurt you Major.
Major John Reisman: You're not gonna hurt me, I'm gonna hurt you.
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Joseph T. Wladislaw: Killin' generals could get to be a habit with me.
Samson Posey: I don't want to hurt you Major.
Major John Reisman: You're not gonna hurt me, I'm gonna hurt you.
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Facts about The Dirty Dozen
Jack Palance turned down the Telly Savalas role because he disapproved of the character's racist overtones.
The scene where one of the dozen pretends to be a general inspecting Robert Ryan's troops was initially written for Clint Walker's character. However, Walker was uncomfortable with this scene, so Robert Aldrich decided to use Donald Sutherland instead. The scene was directly responsible for Sutherland being cast in MASH, which made him an international star.
Charles Bronson's character says his father was a coal miner from Silesia (Central Europe). In real life, this is true. Charles Bronson's real father was a coal miner from Lithuania.
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The scene where one of the dozen pretends to be a general inspecting Robert Ryan's troops was initially written for Clint Walker's character. However, Walker was uncomfortable with this scene, so Robert Aldrich decided to use Donald Sutherland instead. The scene was directly responsible for Sutherland being cast in MASH, which made him an international star.
Charles Bronson's character says his father was a coal miner from Silesia (Central Europe). In real life, this is true. Charles Bronson's real father was a coal miner from Lithuania.
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