A World War II drama in which an army major selects 12 men convicted for crimes of violence and offers them their freedom if they will complete a dangerous mission behind Nazi lines.
1 videodisc (244 minutes) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 inches polychrome digital optical surround Dolby Digital 5.1 Dolby Digital 1.0 wide screen HDTV video file Blu-ray video region A
Target Audience Note:
Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A (The dirty dozen) Canadian Home Video Rating: PG (The dirty dozen: next mission)
Other Title:
Dirty dozen. Next mission
Notes:
Based on the novel by E.M. Nathanson Special features: Bonus movie: "The dirty dozen: next mission", the 1985 sequel with Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine and Richard Jaeckel reprising their original roles (95 min.); commentary by cast members Jim Brown, Trini Lopez, Stuart Cooper and Colin Maitland, producer Kenneth Hyman, original novelist E.M. Nathanson, film historian David J. Schow and veteran military adviser to movies Capt. Dale Dye; introduction by Ernest Borgnine; 2 documentaries: "Armed and deadly: the making of 'The dirty dozen'" and "The filthy thirteen: real stories from behind the lines"; "Marine Corps combat leadership skills"--Vintage recruitment documentary featuring Lee Marvin; vintage featurette "Operation 'Dirty dozen'"; theatrical trailer Title from container The dirty dozen / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; Kenneth Hyman Production ; directed by Robert Aldrich ; Producer, Kenneth Hyman; screenplay, Nunnally Johnson and Lukas Heller -- The dirty dozen : next mission / written by Michael Kane, directed by Andrew V. McLaglen Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson, Jim Brown, John Cassavetes, Richard Jaeckel, George Kennedy, Trini Lopez, Ralph Meeker, Robert Ryan, Telly Savalas, Donald Sutherland, Clint Walker, Robert Webber Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic wide screen format (1.85:1 aspect ratio) ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 1.0 For private home use only Academy Award, 1968: Best effects, sound effects Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH) Audio track in English, French, Spanish, with optional subtitles in English, French, Spanish, captions in English
Contents:
The dirty dozen (1967, 149 minutes) The dirty dozen : next mission (1985, 95 minutes)
