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The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission

1988 · 94 min

A workmanlike wartime caper that rattles along from training to train ambush, more functional than thrilling, with a steady body count.

Directed by
Lee H. Katzin
Genres
Adventure, War, Action
Overview
A renegade team of World War II soldiers. This time, one of the 12 is a woman and, with a Nazi spy within their midst, they're up against German wartime geniuses out to establish a Fourth Reich.

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Directed by
Lee H. Katzin
Genres
Adventure, War, Action
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • road trip
  • military
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror2
Humour3
Realism6
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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The Dirty Dozen Collection

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  2. The Dirty Dozen: Next MissionMovie · 1985
  3. The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly MissionMovie · 1987
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Genres
adventure, war, action
Directed by
Lee H. Katzin
Written by
Mark Rodgers
Starring
Telly Savalas, Ernest Borgnine, Hunt Block, Matthew Burton, Jeff Conaway, Alex Cord, Erik Estrada, Ernie Hudson
Cinematography
Tomislav Pinter
Runtime
94 min
Country
Italy, United States of America, Yugoslavia
Languages
Serbo-Croatian, German, English

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