
A Major with an attitude problem and a history of getting things done is told to interview military prisoners with death sentences or long terms for a dangerous mission; To parachute behind enemy lines and cause havoc for the German Generals at a rest house on the eve of D-Day.... (Full plot summary below)
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A Major with an attitude problem and a history of getting things done is told to interview military prisoners with death sentences or long terms for a dangerous mission; To parachute behind enemy lines and cause havoc for the German Generals at a rest house on the eve of D-Day.
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| Time OutChris PetitOverriding such nihilism is the super-crudity of Aldrich's energy and his humour, sufficiently cynical to suggest that the whole thing is a game anyway, a spectacle that demands an audience. |
| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyBoasting an all-male star cast, headed by Lee Marvin and Charles Bronson, this funny, nasty and brutal WWII actioner is Robert Aldrich's most popular film, a cult classic that changed the conventions of the war genre. |
| Antagony & EcstasyTim BraytonHowever trite the scenario looks now, it's still better than all but the best of its copycats. |
| VarietyVariety StaffLee Marvin heads a very strong, nearly all-male cast in an excellent performance. |
| Movie MetropolisJohn J. Puccio...we expect action-adventure flicks to embroider reality. This one does so without stretching credibility to the breaking point and provides a good time in the process. |
| Video-Reviewmaster.comSteve CrumClassic and extremely popular WWII actioner directed by Robert Aldrich. |
| EmpireClark CollisUnarguably one of the great war movies of all time. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThere are some nice, amusing scenes, especially when one of the dozen (Donald Sutherland) pretends to be a general and inspects some troops. In fact, right up to the last scene the movie is amusing, well paced, intelligent. |
| Juicy CerebellumAlex SandellUpped the level of violence in cinema by leaps and bounds, and was a great movie, to boot! |
| BBC.comAlmar Haflidason[Marvin's] acid tongue and rigid discipline sets an unbreakable rod against which a top-rate cast get to flex against in this highly entertaining film. |