The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission (1988)
1h 34m | PG-13
A renegade team of World War II soldiers. This time, one of the 12 is a woman and, with a Nazi spy within their midst, they're up against German wartime geniuses out to establish a Fourth Reich.
Director: Lee H. Katzin
Studio: Jadran Film
Genre: Adventure, War, Action
Video: 720p
Cast
Telly Savalas
as Maj. Wright
Ernest Borgnine
as Gen. Sam Worden
Hunt Block
as Joe Stern
Matthew Burton
as Gen. Kurt Richter
Jeff Conaway
as Sgt. Holt
Alex Cord
as Dravko Demchuk
Reviews
Third TV version of the story has Savalas back as the leader of 12 convicts on a desperate mission to attack a train carrying a dozen Nazis selected to be the next generation of mad Reich leaders. After the usual training sequences and the traditional visit of the whores, Savalas learns there is a traitor in the team. It culminates in an explosive scene involving the train as a few of the twelve survive. Shot in Croatia, this has a very professional look and is hugely entertaining if violent and familiar fare. Unlikely addition of hot babe Thomas is a welcome diversion. The cast contains a number of tough guy, grizzled performers who easily fit into the rigorous action.