Record details

• ISBN: 1419811053
• ISBN: 9781419811050
• Physical Description: 1 videodisc (150 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
• Edition: Widescreen.
• Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video : 2005.
• Copyright: ©1967 ©2005

Content descriptions

General Note:

From the novel by E.M. Nathanson.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1967.

Special features: Bonus movie: "The dirty dozen: next mission", the 1985 sequel with Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine and Richard Jaeckel reprising their original roles; 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.

Special features: documentary Operation Dirty Dozen; theatrical trailer.

Formatted Contents Note:

Opening logos -- Hanging with Reisman -- Project Amnesty -- Main titles -- Deadhead drill -- Happy, smiling faces -- Three ways to go -- Home construction -- EINSAM -- Going to the can -- Rope trick -- Picking on Posey -- No soap -- Top secret operation -- General inspection -- Latrine beating -- THE BRAMBLE BUSH -- Graduation ball -- Breed contempt -- Six-week review -- Divisional maneuvers -- The last supper -- The mission begins -- At the chateau -- Scaling the roof -- Wolfgang? -- Judgment day -- Locked in the bunker -- Gasoline & grenades -- "Blow it!" -- Taking their leave -- End credits.

Creation/Production Credits Note:

Music, DeVol ; director of photography, Edward Scaife ; film editor, Michael Luciano.

Participant or Performer Note:

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.

Target Audience Note:

MPAA rating: PG.

System Details Note:

DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby surround stereo.; dual-layer format.

Language Note:

English or French dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.

Awards Note:

Oscar, 1968: Best effects, sound effects, John Poyner ; Best Actor in a supporting role, John Cassavets.

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Subject:

Nathanson, E. M., 1928-2016 > Film adaptations.
Americans > Europe > Drama.
Criminals > Drama.
Prisons > Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 > Drama.

Genre:

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.