Some fine soldiers...

Rating: 9/10 (31 January 2011)

In 1944 the Allied forces are preparing the D-Day invasion.And we are in England.Major John Reisman is assigned to take twelve American criminals and make them fine soldiers.Their task is to infiltrate a château near Rennes, in Brittany on the eve of the invasion.The place is used as a retreat for senior Wehrmacht officers.Not the easiest task with these men.The Dirty Dozen (1967) is directed by Robert Aldrich.It's based on the novel by E.M. Nathanson.What a team of fine actors this movie has.Lee Marvin plays the part of Maj. Reisman.Ernest Borgnine, who turned 94 one week ago, plays Maj. Gen. Worden.Charles Bronson plays Joseph Wladislaw.Jim Brown is Robert T. Jefferson.John Cassavetes is Victor R. Franko.Richard Jaeckel portrays Sgt. Clyde Bowren.George Kennedy plays the role of Maj. Max Armbruster.Trini Lopez is Pedro Jiminez.Ralph Meeker plays Capt. Stuart Kinder.Robert Ryan is Col. Everett Dasher Breed.The part of Archer J. Maggott is played by Telly Savalas.Donald Sutherland is Vernon L. Pinkley.Clint Walker is Samson Posey.Tom Busby plays Milo Vladek.Ben Carruthers plays Glenn Gilpin.Stuart Cooper portrays Roscoe Lever.Al Mancini portrays Tassos Bravos.Colin Maitland is Seth. K. Sawyer.The movie has lots of great action.The bathroom beating is one memorable scene.And when Wladislaw and the gang get even with those guys.And it's a lot of fun to watch Breed being defeated by those men.It's quite amazing to watch the last minutes of this movie.The Germans are in real big trouble after the infiltration to their château by these fine soldiers.The Dirty Dozen represents some very entertaining war action.