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Jun 1, 2010 · Kelly's Heroes, a tongue-in-cheek 1970 variation on The Dirty Dozen looks less fresh than it did in the year of its release, but it still has some enjoyable moments. Clint Eastwood stars along with Donald Sutherland, Harry Dean Stanton, Telly Savalas, Don Rickles, Carroll O'Connor, and Gavin MacLeod in the story of American soldiers who try to ...
Nov 14, 2023 · Private Kelly leads a renegade WWII platoon on a mission to rob a bank behind enemy lines holding $16 million in gold. Despite obstacles, they outsmart Nazis, with Big Joe, their skeptical sergeant, eventually joining. After overcoming challenges, they negotiate with Germans, discovering 14,000 gold bars. Kelly’s Heroes, admired by a pursuing ...
Jan 1, 1970 · November 8, 2011. This farcical romp based on the action comedy movie is a well-done movie-to-novel adaptation. Hirschfeld captures the film perfectly, while adding both comedy and historical details to make for a solid novel (or novella, really). The film came out in 1970, and though it's set in WWII, the film definitely has a late-60s vibe ...
Kelly (Clint Eastwood), a private with the platoon, devises a plan to sneak past the German officers to steal the loot for his crew. They recruit more men and set their plan into action. Despite several casualties, the men are determined to press forward, even if it means striking a deal with the opposing army.
