The Dirty Dozen 56 years old

Train them! Excite them! Arm them!...Then turn them loose on the Nazis!

The Dirty Dozen

12 American military prisoners in World War II are ordered to infiltrate a well-guarded enemy château and kill the Nazi officers vacationing there. The soldiers, most of whom are facing death sentences for a variety of violent crimes, agree to the mission and the possible commuting of their sentences.

Credits

The Dirty Dozen Cast

Name Character
Richard Jaeckel He was 40, 70 years old when he died as Sergeant Bowren
Donald Sutherland He was 31, now 88 years old as Vernon Pinkley
Ernest Borgnine He was 50, 95 years old when he died as Maj. Gen. Worden
George Kennedy He was 42, 91 years old when he died as Major Max Armbruster
Richard Marner He was 46, 82 years old when he died as German Sentry at Chateau (uncredited)
Charles Bronson He was 45, 81 years old when he died as Joseph Wladislaw
Robert Webber He was 42, 64 years old when he died as General Denton
John Cassavetes He was 37, 59 years old when he died as Victor Franko
Clint Walker He was 40, 90 years old when he died as Samson Posey
Lee Marvin He was 43, 63 years old when he died as Maj. John Reisman
Robert Ryan He was 57, 63 years old when he died as Col. Everett Dasher Breed
Telly Savalas He was 45, 72 years old when he died as Archer Maggott
Hildegard Knef She was 41, 76 years old when she died as (uncredited)
Willoughby Gray He was 50, 76 years old when he died as German Officer (uncredited)
Mike Reid as Sergeant at War Games HQ (uncredited)
George Roubicek He was 32, now 88 years old as Pvt. Arthur James Gardner
Stuart Cooper He was 25, now 82 years old as Roscoe Lever
Gerard Heinz He was 63, 68 years old when he died as Card-Playing German Officer (uncredited)
John G. Heller as 2nd German Sentry at Chateau (uncredited)
Ralph Meeker He was 46, 67 years old when he died as Captain Stuart Kinder
Al Mancini He was 34, 74 years old when he died as Tassos Bravos
Warren Stanhope He was 37, now 94 years old as German Officer (uncredited)
Jim Brown He was 31, now 88 years old as Robert Jefferson
Colin Maitland as Seth Sawyer
Dick Miller He was 38, 90 years old when he died as MP at Hanging (uncredited)
Gary Files as Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
Thick Wilson as Gen. Worden's Aide
Ben Carruthers He was 30, 47 years old when he died as Glenn Gilpin
Alf Joint He was 39, 77 years old when he died as German Sentry Wanting Light (uncredited)
Rocky Taylor He was 21, now 78 years old as Airborne Soldier (uncredited)
Trini Lopez He was 30, now 86 years old as Pedro Jiminez
Ann Lancaster She was 47, 50 years old when she died as Prostitute (uncredited)
Burnell Tucker as Army Doctor (uncredited)
John Hollis He was 39, 77 years old when he died as German Porter at Chateau (uncredited)
Hal Galili He was 40, 56 years old when he died as MP Master Sergeant / Hangman (uncredited)
Hedger Wallace as German Officer (uncredited)
Theodore Wilhelm He was 58, 62 years old when he died as German Officer (uncredited)
Judith Furse She was 55, 62 years old when she died as Drunken General's Wife (uncredited)
Richard Shaw He was 1, now 55 years old as German Officer Who Seals the Bunker (uncredited)
Robert Phillips as Cpl. Morgan - MP Guard
Michael Anthony He was 12, 43 years old when he died as German Officer in Staff Car (uncredited)
Lionel Murton He was 52, 91 years old when he died as MP Lt. Col. in charge at hanging (uncredited)
Frederick Schiller He was 65, 93 years old when he died as Drunken German General (uncredited)

The Dirty Dozen Crew

Name Department
Van Allen James as Sound Editor. He was 62 (80) years old when He died Sound
Cliff Richardson as Special Effects. He was 62 (80) years old when He died Crew
Nunnally Johnson as Screenplay. He was 69 (79) years old when He died Writing
Colin Grimes as Assistant Art Director. Art
John Poyner as Sound Editor. He was 32 (now 24) years old Sound
Lukas Heller as Screenplay. He was 37 (58) years old when He died Writing
Raymond Anzarut as Associate Producer. Production
Michael Luciano as Editor. He was 58 (83) years old when He died Editing
Edward Scaife as Director of Photography. He was 55 (82) years old when He died Camera
Julian Mackintosh as Production Manager. Production
Bert Batt as Assistant Director. He was 37 (81) years old when He died Directing
William Hutchinson as Art Direction. He was 98 (49) years old when He died Art
Franklin Milton as Sound Designer. He was 59 (78) years old when He died Sound
Claude Hitchcock as Sound Designer. He was 48 (91) years old when He died Sound
Angela Allen as Script Supervisor. She was 38 (now 95) years old Directing
Tim Hutchinson as Set Designer. He was 17 (now 74) years old Art
Robert Aldrich as Director. He was 48 (65) years old when He died Directing
Frank De Vol as Original Music Composer. He was 55 (88) years old when He died Sound
E.M. Nathanson as Novel. Writing
Kenneth Hyman as Producer. He was 39 (now 96) years old Production
Wally Schneiderman as Makeup Artist. He was 45 (now 102) years old Costume & Make-Up
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The Dirty Dozen (56 years)

Train them! Excite them! Arm them!...Then turn them loose on the Nazis!

  • Release day: Thursday, June 15, 1967
  • Runtime: 150 minutes
  • Budget: 5400000.00
  • Revenue: 45300000.00