Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- propulsive
- pulpy
- violent
- action movie night
- war film marathon
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The central team consists of twelve convicts recruited for a desperate World War II mission.
The soldiers undertake a covert attack on a train carrying Nazi leaders in the Middle East.
Maj. Wright discovers that a traitor may be operating within the twelve-man team.
The production presents a professional-looking, explosive train climax and familiar action-movie training sequences.
Films like The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission, and why
The Dirty Dozen
shared World War II military mission, expendable convicts, behind-enemy-lines action, and familiar ensemble-war-film structure
Where Eagles Dare
shared World War II commando operation, Nazi targets, battlefield suspense, and large-scale action ensemble
The Guns of Navarone
shared prisoner-soldier mission, wartime infiltration, violent combat, and morally rough military protagonists
Force 10 from Navarone
shared renegade military team, Nazi conspiracy, train-centered operation, and pulpy war-adventure tone
Movie Details
- Director
- Lee H. Katzin
- Release Date
- 1988-11-10
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Rating
- 5.2 / 10 (51)
Cast
- Telly Savalas
- Ernest Borgnine
- Hunt Block
- Matthew Burton
- Jeff Conaway
- Alex Cord
- Erik Estrada
- Ernie Hudson
- James Carroll Jordan
- Ray Mancini
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission about?
- A renegade squad of World War II convicts races to derail a Nazi plan for a Fourth Reich through a perilous Middle Eastern train attack.
- What is The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission as brutal.
- Which films are like The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission?
- Films with a similar feel include The Dirty Dozen, Where Eagles Dare, The Guns of Navarone, and Force 10 from Navarone.
- How long is The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission?
- The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission runs 94 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission?
- In United States, The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission streams on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus.
