Dirty Dozen [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]

I always enjoy this movie every now and again, full of stars from that era, the build up to the mission is excellent, I would always have it on my collection.

Great to watch all excellent actors

Love it

Another classic that’s a must watch for anyone that likes the comedy action style movies.

Even after decades, this movie doesn't get old. A fictional tale about a group of ragtag soldiers sent on a mission they're just not prepared for. Kind of a World War II 'Suicide Squad'.

All star cast and more importantly Lee Marvin. Can watch again and again

Brilliant film

A classic. Along with Kelly's heroes, very good ww2 usa behind the lines film. The dirty dozen is however a much darker film. Some gallows humour and lots of violence. Lee Marvin perfectly cast. Telly savalas is not a "who loves ya baby" in this film. A sexual psychopath. Charles Bronson his usual calm, tough self. Robert Ryan good as the bad officer v Lee's dirty dozen. Not a film for the squeamish right from the start. But compared to today's blood and gore films, hardly a ketchup bottle in sight. Due to body count I'd say doesn't make war look too good. And as with Kelly's heroes, drum roll, spookily based on true events! (the filthy 13).

刑務所の犯罪者たちが、戦場の特殊任務に携わり活躍する物語。L・マーヴィン演じるリーダーが、一筋縄でいかないメンバーをまとめ上げていく過程が、まず見ものです。訓練・本番の戦闘場面もスピーディーに描かれていて、ムダがありません。男を描かせては、アルドリッチはやはり非凡で、並の監督とは一味違います。マーヴィンは「プロフェッショナル」・「キャット・バル―」に並ぶ代表作の１本と評価できますし、ジャッケル、ボーグナイン、ライアン、ケネディ、など助演陣も良い仕事をしていますが、矢張り受刑者側のブロンソン、カサベテス、サバラス、ウォーカー等の個性あふれる面々が作品を面白くしています。「７人の侍」・「荒野の七人」と同じく、生き残るのは３人だけで、ここはホロリとさせられます。買って損のない骨太な戦争物の傑作と愚考いたします。

The movie THE DIRTY DOZEN led to three sequels, easily the best of which was the 1985 TV movie DIRTY DOZEN: THE NEXT MISSION. That movie, which reunited Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine and Richard Jaeckel from the original movie is featured in the two-disc collectors set DVD as the primary special feature.Learning of a German plot to kill Hitler, Allied intelligence is worried. The war is not going well for the Reich and Hitler is making illogical and irrational decisions. The Allies realize that if the Fuhrer is assassinated, that the decision-making powers could be given to a more capable military commander and thereby prolong the war, as Borgnine's Gen. Worden notes, Hitler is in fact their best ally.What follows is a largely retread of the recruitment and training that was seen in the first movie, however the target this time is a train and instead of killing a whole mansion full of generals, the target this time is one. However, as expected, things do not go entirely to plan and the closing minutes of the movie are laden with a couple of surprises for the team. It's lightweight fun and not at all up to the same quality as the original, but it's entertaining enough and has its great moments. The 1985 movie's running time is 1 hour, 35 minutes and is (since it was made for television) full-frame. It's inclusion as a special feature here is reason enough for this movie to be a recommended purchase.But it's not alone in the special features department. Add to that a scene specific commentary that is held together by film historian David Schlow. For the most part the participants appear to have been recorded separately (with former marine Capt. Dale Dye being the sole participant for the first eight minutes), and at times it can be a little dry, but it's fascinating and informative. Joining Dye and Schlow are cast members Jim Brown, Trini Lopez, Stuart Cooper, and Colin Maitland, producer Kenneth Hyman and original novelist E.M. Nathanson.For his part Nathanson is also featured in two of the featurettes, "Armed and Deadly: The Making of The Dirty Dozen" and "The Filthy Thirteen: Real Stories from Behind the Lines." Surprisingly the second of these is the most extensive of the two with the retrospective documentary running at a little less than 30 minutes (27:18) and the story on the actual WWII events running at over 45 minutes (47:10). Both are well done in their own respect (and are in widescreen) with a number of new on-camera interviews with George Kennedy, Donald Sutherland and Ernest Borgnine. The first details the development of the movie from book form to finished movie. Interesting among this documentary is the fact that director Robert Aldrich was denied an Oscar because he decided not to cut the scene of the gasoline being poured on the Germans in the underground bunker. Sticking to his principles Aldrich commented that "war is hell" and refused to compromise the quality of his vision. Also interesting is the revelation that newcomer Donald Sutherland originally only had one line in the movie, but when one of his fellow cast members declined to do the scene where they impersonate an American general, Sutherland was picked to do it instead. Little did anyone suspect that almost 40 years later it is arguably Sutherland who is the most famous of the original cast. Author of the book "Guts and Glory" Lawrence Suid talks about how realistic the movie was compared to earlier WWII movies and Nathanson tells us (on camera) that Aldrich attempted to buy the rights to the book before it was published, only to discover that MGM had already acquired them.We also learn that the part of Col. Reisman was originally offered to John Wayne who turned the part down much to the relief of Aldrich who feared that it would have become "a John Wayne movie." In his on-camera interview former footballer Jim Brown reflects on the fact that Aldrich (who was a big football fan) gave dialogue and scenes intended for other actors to Brown so that he would have a bigger role and also the fact that he received some valuable instruction from the other actors, saying "It's almost like having 15 acting coaches."The second documentary traces the origins of the DIRTY DOZEN story. Author Nathanson had been told that a unit such as the Dirty Dozen had been formed in World War II and two surviving members of what were named "The Filthy Thirteen" are interviewed on camera including veteran Jake McNiece who was a soldier referred to by one historian who just wanted to kill the enemy and didn;t see what discipline had to do with it. Prior to the jump into Normandy McNiece shaved his head to prevent head lice infection and painted his face, a style that his companions copied. War corresspondants became interested in the group and one (Arch Whitehouse) coined the phrase "Dirty Dozen." For his part Nathanson says he used court martial records and his imagination and to this date no evidence has ever been presented to conclusively prove that allied prisoners were recruited for suicide missions, in fact Dye notes in the audio commentary that no U.S. soldier was hanged in WWII.Two vintage featurettes are also included. "Operation Dirty Dozen" (at 9:13) is little more than a short promo for the movie, although it does offer some interesting clips of the behind the scenes shooting, this is in fact the same feature that was included on the previous release and though it is evidently old, it appears to be in good shape. The second is perhaps the most unusual of all the special features. Former WWII Marine Lee Marvin hosts a Marine Corp training and recruitment film that runs just shy of a half hour at 29:39. Sadly the film quality on this featurette is less than perfect.Rounding out the special features is a 3:29 on-camera introduction by Ernest Borgnine where he references the three sequels.All in all, this is the DVD set that fans of the movie have been waiting for. Highly recommended.

Works great

Great movie release,great quality and superb performances from the lead actors. Movies you can enjoy watching again and again

simply splendid.I watched this bluray with my friends and we felt nostalgic.