# The Dirty Dozen: The Deadly Mission (1987)

> A hard-charging World War II commando unit races to destroy a German nerve-gas plant before chemical warfare changes the Allied campaign.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/22699

## Facts

- Runtime: 90 min
- Genres: Action, Adventure, War, TV Movie
- Director: Lee H. Katzin
- Cast: Telly Savalas, Ernest Borgnine, Vince Edwards, Bo Svenson, Vincent Van Patten, James Van Patten, Randall 'Tex' Cobb, Gary Graham
- TMDB rating: 5.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092891/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: tense, patriotic, propulsive, classic war movie night, action movie marathon

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