Where Eagles Dare
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The Dirty Dozen
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About 1967 UK-US film directed by Robert Aldrich
Genres drama, action, war
Directed by Robert Aldrich
Written by Nunnally Johnson, Lukas Heller
Starring Charles Bronson, Donald Sutherland, Ernest Borgnine, Lee Marvin, George Kennedy, John Cassavetes, Telly Savalas, Jim Brown
Music Frank De Vol
Runtime 143 min
Country United States, United Kingdom
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