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The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission

1985 · 95 min

A gritty, old-school war adventure that moves fast with tough-guy banter and sudden violence, feeling like a rough-around-the-edges TV sequel.

Genres
Action, War, Tv movie
Tagline
They're back... and deadlier than ever!
Overview
Major Reisman is "volunteered" to lead another mission using convicted army soldiers, sentenced to either death or long prison terms. This time their mission is to kill a Nazi general who plans to assassinate Hitler.

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Genres
Action, War, Tv movie
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • survival
  • betrayal
  • loyalty
  • violence
Places
  • countryside
  • military
  • road trip
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror2
Humour4
Realism6
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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The Dirty Dozen Collection

  1. The Dirty DozenMovie · 1967
  2. The Dirty Dozen: Next MissionMovie · 1985 This title
  3. The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly MissionMovie · 1987
  4. The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal MissionMovie · 1988

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Details

Genres
action, war, tv movie
Directed by
Andrew V. McLaglen
Written by
Michael Kane
Starring
Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Ken Wahl, Larry Wilcox, Sonny Landham, Richard Jaeckel, Wolf Kahler, Gavan O'Herlihy
Music
Richard Harvey
Cinematography
John Stanier
Runtime
95 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
German, French, English

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