The Dirty Dozen (1967)






Twelve misfits, rapists, murderers, psychopaths, are turned by Major Lee Marvin into a bloodthirsty commando group to perform a dangerous mission in World War 2 - proving themselves heroes in the process. 1


Books with substantial mentioning of The Dirty Dozen

David Thomson
Have you seen?, A personal introduction to 1,000 films
New York, 2008

Joel Finler
All-Time Box-Office Hits
New York City, 1985

Books with an entry on The Dirty Dozen

Paul Michael, editor in chief. James Robert Parish, associate editor
The American movies reference book, The sound era
Englewood Cliffs, N.J.,, 1969

Articles on The Dirty Dozen

Tony Williams, The Dirty Dozen, The contradictory nature of screen violence, in: Yvonne Tasker (ed.), Action and Adventure Cinema, London and New York, 2004

Chris Hewitt, The Dirty Dozen, in: Empire, nr. 253 (July), 2010 pp. 178-179