The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission

"They're back... and deadlier than ever!"

1985 1h 35m EN

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6.3

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★6.3TMDB · 91

ActionWarTV Movie

Synopsis

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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.

“They're back... and deadlier than ever!”

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Cast

Lee Marvin
Maj. John Reisman
Ernest Borgnine
Gen. Worden
Ken Wahl
Louis Valentine
Larry Wilcox
Tommy Wells
Sonny Landham
Sam Sixkiller
Richard Jaeckel
Sgt. Bowren
Wolf Kahler
Gen. Sepp Dietrich
Gavan O'Herlihy
Conrad E. Perkins

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
Writers: Michael Kane
Languages: German, French, English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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41 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: German, French, English.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "The Dirty Dozen Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen, shot by John Stanier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Richard Harvey. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Alan Strachan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Lee Marvin and Ernest Borgnine and Ken Wahl carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "They're back... and deadlier than ever!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Andrew V. McLaglen directs. John Stanier behind the camera. Richard Harvey scores. Alan Strachan cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in German, French, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

141 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: German, French, English.
3Part of the "The Dirty Dozen Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen, shot by John Stanier. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Richard Harvey. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Alan Strachan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Lee Marvin and Ernest Borgnine and Ken Wahl carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "They're back... and deadlier than ever!".
9IMDB entry: tt0089026 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 91 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
11Classified under 8 themes, including "army", "prisoner", "nazi", "world war ii".
12Released under 10 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: John Stanier
Original score: Richard Harvey
Editing: Alan Strachan
Production design: Peter Mullins
Makeup / hair: Jane Royle
Sound: Milan Bor
Runtime: 95 min · 1h 35m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission (1985)

Part of

The Dirty Dozen Collection

An action war film series based on E. M. Nathanson's novel of the same name. The original theatrical film was released in 1967, and was followed by three TV movie sequels in the mid-to-late 1980s.