The read
The highest scoring of the 3 titles in its series.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes82%
Metacritic73/100
1,367 audience votes
Key crew
- Nunnally JohnsonScreenplay
- Lukas HellerScreenplay
- Robert AldrichDirector
- Frank De VolOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Lee MarvinMaj. John Reisman
- Ernest BorgnineMaj. Gen. Worden
- Charles BronsonJoseph Wladislaw
- Jim BrownRobert Jefferson
- John CassavetesVictor Franko
- Richard JaeckelSergeant Bowren
- George KennedyMajor Max Armbruster
- Trini LópezPedro Jiminez
- Ralph MeekerCaptain Stuart Kinder
- Robert RyanCol. Everett Dasher Breed
- Telly SavalasArcher Maggott
- Donald SutherlandVernon Pinkley
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Themes
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