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The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission (1988)

The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission poster
Directed by
Lee H. Katzin
Genre
war film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 34m
Rated
16
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 51 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Major Wright leads a group of convicted criminals on a mission to stop Nazi leaders from creating a new regime. The commando squad faces danger as they try to prevent a Fourth Reich.

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What happens

The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission is a 1988 made-for-TV film directed by Lee H. Katzin, and is the third sequel to the 1967 Robert Aldrich film The Dirty Dozen. It features an all-new "dirty dozen", with the exception of the returning Joe Stern, under the leadership of Major Wright (played by Telly Savalas). The plot concerns Major Wright and his convict commando squad attempting to stop 12 top Nazis, who are trying to organize a Fourth Reich. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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