Action, Adventure, War  •  1967  •  149 min

The Dirty Dozen (1967)

The Dirty Dozen poster

The Dirty Dozen (1967)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate

Viewer Rating
7.7

Overview

12 American military prisoners in World War II are ordered to infiltrate a well-guarded enemy château and kill the Nazi officers vacationing there. The soldiers, most of whom are facing death sentences for a variety of violent crimes, agree to the mission and the possible commuting of their sentences.


Starring Cast

Lee Marvin  •   Ernest Borgnine  •   Charles Bronson


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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Center

Primary

Political: Center
Confidence: High

The film critiques the rigidity of military bureaucracy and champions unconventional leadership and individual initiative to achieve a critical objective, presenting a pragmatic view of wartime necessity that avoids explicit alignment with either progressive or conservative ideologies.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: High

The movie includes visible diversity in its cast, featuring a prominent Black actor in a key role, but does not engage in explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white characters. Its narrative maintains a neutral to positive framing of traditional identities, without explicit critique or central DEI themes.

Secondary

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

The Dirty Dozen does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative is entirely focused on a WWII military mission and the individual backstories of the male convicts involved, with no elements pertaining to queer identity or relationships.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The Dirty Dozen (1967) is a World War II action film centered on a commando mission. The narrative does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or explore themes related to transsexual identity, resulting in no depiction within the film's content.

Female Combat: No
Confidence: High

The film primarily focuses on a male military unit during World War II. There are no significant female characters depicted engaging in or winning close-quarters physical combat against male opponents.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The 1967 film "The Dirty Dozen" is an adaptation of the 1965 novel by E. M. Nathanson. All major characters, including the titular dozen, were established as male in the source material and are portrayed as male in the film. There are no instances of characters whose gender was changed from the original canon.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film is an adaptation of the 1965 novel. The racial identities of the characters, including those who are Black or Mexican-American, are consistent with their descriptions in the original source material. No character established as one race in the novel was portrayed as a different race in the film.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.7

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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7.7
The Movie Database logo
7.6

Critic Ratings

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8.2
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7.3

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