An explosive inside look at The Dirty Dozen , the star-studded war film that broke the rules, shocked the critics, thrilled audiences, and became an all-Time classic .
Heading up the all-star cast were Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, John Cassavettes, Charles Bronson, Donald Sutherland, Jim Brown, Robert Ryan, Clint Walker, and at his Most terrifying best, Telly Savalas, propelling many of them to stardom..
But it was a gritty, violent, darkly comic World War II Movie called The Dirty Dozen that would really strike a chord with audiences--and become the year\'s biggest box office success.
Films like Bonnie and Clyde , The Graduate , Cool Hand Luke , and In the Heat of the Night would define the era.
During a Time when America was reeling from turmoil, Hollywood held an indelible mirror up to a changing society.
Detailed, insightful, and gossipy, Epstein\'s homage spotlights the movie\'s endless barrage of cinematic gold.
Based on exclusive interviews with the surviving cast and crew, friends and families of the stars, and other Hollywood insiders, Killing Generals is a riveting must-read for film buffs, military fans, and anyone who loves a down-and-Dirty adventure tale.
It also received four Oscar nominations, launched the careers of many Hollywood legends, and inspired generations of filmmakers like Sam Peckinpah, Quentin Tarantino, and James Gunn.
Like its ragtag team of misfits, it defied authority, mocked the military, and still managed to deliver action, adventure, and no-holds-barred Nazi-killing.
The Dirty Dozen didn\'t just reinvent the men on a mission war story, it blew the genre to pieces.
A cinematic blockbuster exploded across American popular culture.
The year was 1967. . .
An explosive inside look at The Dirty Dozen , the star-studded war film that broke the rules, shocked the critics, thrilled audiences, and became an all-Time classic
