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The owner of the Browns, Art Modell , demanded Brown choose between football and acting. With Brown's considerable accomplishments in the sport he was already the NFL 's all-time leading rusher, was well ahead statistically of the second-leading rusher, and his team had won the NFL Championship , he chose acting. Despite his retirement from football more than 50 years ago, Brown remains the league's 10th all-time leading rusher, [11] the Cleveland Browns' all-time leading rusher, and the only player in league history to have a career average yards per game.
All American documentary, that he made a huge mistake in forcing Jim Brown to choose between football and Hollywood, and if he had it to do over again, he would never have made such a demand.
The script required its explosion, but it was so solid, 70 tons of explosives would have been required for the effect. Instead, a cork and plastic section was destroyed. Exteriors were shot throughout southeast England. The credit scenes at the American military prison — alluded in the movie to be Shepton Mallett — were shot in the ancillary courtyard of Ashridge House in Hertfordshire. The wargame was filmed in and around the village of Aldbury. Bradenham Manor was the Wargames' Headquarters. Beechwood Park School in Markyate was also used as a location during the school's summer term, where the training camp and tower were built and shot in the grounds and the village itself as parts of " Devonshire ".
The main house was also used, appearing in the film as a military hospital. The Dirty Dozen was a massive commercial success. It was a hit in France, with admissions of 4,, Roger Ebert , who was in his first year as a film reviewer for the Chicago Sun-Times , wrote sarcastically:. I'm glad the Chicago Police Censor Board forgot about that part of the local censorship law where it says films shall not depict the burning of the human body.
If you have to censor, stick to censoring sex, I say It's not obscene as long as they burn to death with their clothes on. In another contemporaneous review, Bosley Crowther called it "an astonishingly wanton war film " and a "studied indulgence of sadism that is morbid and disgusting beyond words"; he also noted:.
It is not simply that this violent picture of an American military venture is based on a fictional supposition that is silly and irresponsible Marvin's taut, pugnacious playing of the major John Cassavetes is wormy and noxious as a psychopath condemned to death, and Telly Savalas is swinish and maniacal as a religious fanatic and sex degenerate.
Charles Bronson as an alienated murderer, Richard Jaeckel as a hard-boiled military policeman, and Jim Brown as a white-hating Negro stand out in the animalistic group. Variety was more positive, calling it an "exciting Second World War pre-D-Day drama" based on a "good screenplay" with a "ring of authenticity to it"; they drew particular attention to the performances by Marvin, Cassavetes and Bronson.
The review then states:. The violence which liberal critics found so offensive has survived intact. Aldrich sets up dispensable characters with no past and no future, as Marvin reprieves a bunch of death row prisoners, forges them into a tough fighting unit, and leads them on a suicide mission into Nazi France. Apart from the values of team spirit, cudgeled by Marvin into his dropout group, Aldrich appears to be against everything: Overriding such nihilism is the super-crudity of Aldrich's energy and his humour, sufficiently cynical to suggest that the whole thing is a game anyway, a spectacle that demands an audience.
Also, the film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists:. Castellari 's war film The Inglorious Bastards. Several TV films were produced in the mid-to-late s which capitalized on the popularity of the first film. Next Mission in , leading a group of military convicts in a mission to kill a German general who was plotting to assassinate Adolf Hitler. The Deadly Mission , Telly Savalas, who had played the role of the psychotic Maggott in the original film, assumed the different role of Major Wright, an officer who leads a group of military convicts to extract a group of German scientists who are being forced to make a deadly nerve gas.
The Fatal Mission depicts Savalas's Wright character and a group of renegade soldiers attempting to prevent a group of extreme German generals from starting a Fourth Reich, with Erik Estrada co-starring and Ernest Borgnine again playing the role of General Worden. In , Warner Bros.
Nathanson states in the prologue to his novel The Dirty Dozen , that while he heard a legend that such a unit may have existed, he was unable to find any corroboration in the archives of the US Army in Europe. A similarly named unit called the " Filthy Thirteen " was an airborne demolition unit documented in the eponymous book, [34] and this unit's exploits inspired the fictional account.
Unlike the Dirty Dozen, the Filthy Thirteen were not convicts; however, they were men prone to drinking and fighting and often spent time in the stockade. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This article is about the film. For other uses, see Dirty Dozen disambiguation. Theatrical release poster by Frank McCarthy. Lee Marvin as Maj. John Reisman Ernest Borgnine as Maj. Jefferson John Cassavetes as Victor R. Franko Richard Jaeckel as Sgt.
Clyde Bowren George Kennedy as Maj. Stuart Kinder Robert Ryan as Col. Maggott Donald Sutherland as Vernon L.
Morgan Colin Maitland as Seth K. Sawyer Al Mancini as Tassos R. Retrieved March 8, Retrieved February 29, Retrieved April 8, New York Daily News. Retrieved May 25, Retrieved July 27, These figures refer to rentals accruing to the distributors. The New York Times. Time Out Film Guide. A good introduction to serial killers with a short recap of the men Robert Keller considers America's worst serial killers. I also liked the way he added the section about serial killers in general.
Feb 11, Sarah rated it liked it. Interesting and entertaining read. May 01, Elzhraa Elrayess rated it liked it. I am not a huge fan of true crime, but I needed a book to complete a task in the read harder challenge and this was available and it sounded interesting. However, it was hard to read the murders details. Sep 13, Suvi rated it it was ok Shelves: The purpose of a short overview of only twelve serial killers escapes me, because I presume there are tomes referencing every single American serial killer or at least most of them and acting as introductions.
I was testing Kindle in my phone the other day, and this was available for free in Amazon's Kindle books, so I figured I wouldn't be losing anything by at least trying this out. Well, I did finish this, since I was morbidly curious about how much the level of craziness would grow, but oth The purpose of a short overview of only twelve serial killers escapes me, because I presume there are tomes referencing every single American serial killer or at least most of them and acting as introductions. Well, I did finish this, since I was morbidly curious about how much the level of craziness would grow, but otherwise I have to say I wasn't particularly impressed.
Obviously, there are interesting details here. John Gacy performed as a clown, and was known as an outgoing and succesful businessman. One of Jeffrey Dahmer 's drugged victims escaped and the police believed he was his lover, because Dahmer who worked at a chocolate factory at one point was so well-spoken and calm, but if they had checked his apartment when they escorted them back there, they would've found the decomposing body of one of his latest victims on the bedroom floor.
Well, later this happened: Ted Bundy worked at Seattle's Suicide Hotline crisis center, and earned a commendation from the police for saving a toddler. David Berkowitz had no success with women, so he decided to off them instead. All these, however, I'd rather read from a proper and coherent reference book, or from an individual biography of one of the killers.
Keller's approach is much too simplistic and, as he admits, subjective.
A bit more polishing would have been great, too, since there's repetition in the parts where the victims are listed. It's all and well to note every single victim and treat them with respect, but at least a bit of variation sentence-wise would have been nice.
I found no reason why one should read this instead of a Wikipedia article. May 31, L. Krier rated it it was ok. I have to admire the tenacity of the author in pulling all these facts together into one volume. It could have been an interesting and informative read. However, it needed much stricter editing than it has clearly had to link everything together into some sort of coherent narrative rather than, as one reviewer has already said, something resembling a series of Wiki entries.
I would be slightly harsher and say a series of rough drafts for Wiki entries. It's written in a style rather reminiscent of I have to admire the tenacity of the author in pulling all these facts together into one volume. It's written in a style rather reminiscent of those Monday morning diaries we did at school. Then two days later he killed xxx. A day after that he killed xxx' and so on. As the book refers to some of the best-known serial killers in history, most people will probably know a lot of the details anyway.
Interestingly, in the summing-up at the end, the author himself refers to this an an 'article', and that's rather the impression it gives. Someone deeply interested in a subject putting facts together to share with others. Once Keller moves away from facts and onto some sort of speculative conclusion, he does tend to lose his way. This is where an experienced editor could have guided him into a slightly better presentation. He gives, early on, the FBI definition of a serial killer as being someone who has killed at least three times.
Yet in the summary he refers to Mary Bell who killed only twice. Two well-merited stars for the effort which has gone into this book but for me the writing style let it down too much to warrant any more than that. Aug 17, Julia rated it it was ok Shelves: Reader beware if you are squeamish or prone to nightmares to not pick up this book even if you think you may be able to handle it.
After normally one or two entries I would have to set the book down to get my thoughts away from the gruesomely disgusting acts that were being recorded within the pages. Instead it was just a bland listing almost of the crime - what happened, who died, when and how or where the victim was found.
And then a quick cap of what it took to capture the serial killer, how it was achieved, the sentencing if there was one and the results. Parts of the chapter would give a brief look into the younger life and even the adult years of the serial killer before they started on their murderous spree but it was quick facts without a thought to the person that was there.
Then again do murderers really deserve an attempt at making them human before darkness invades. All in all, though, a somewhat decent read for those who are into gruesomely detailed true crime.
Feb 24, Kathi Garcia rated it it was amazing. A detailed look into the 12 worse serial killers of history. The lives and details of these killers will amaze you. Oct 04, Ashley rated it it was amazing. This was a kindle freebie and a good one. I have a morbid curiosity for serial killers. What makes them do the horrendous things they do? This book had some killers I've never heard of and some I already know about. But I learned more gruesome details.
It's sick and twisted and oddly fascinating. Apr 24, Steve Parcell rated it liked it Shelves: A really fascinating insight into how the deadly dozen became the depraved sadistic monsters. Not for the faint hearted as the details of the murders are very grisly but gives the reader an insight in to their psychosis.
A quick but very interesting read. May 15, Elizabeth rated it it was amazing Shelves: Oct 26, Tasha rated it liked it. Basic overview of 12 American serial killers. Some rad as just lists of victims with little details interspersed between the names. Jan 05, Elaine's Reviews rated it really liked it. Very interesting but scary. Jul 03, Frank Watson rated it liked it Shelves: We are all prone to do wrong or stupid things. The most extreme examples are serial killers.
How could they possibly do what they do?
Deadly Dozen is a World War II oriented squad-based first-person shooter video game developed by nFusion Interactive. The title refers to the famous. The Dirty Dozen is a American war film directed by Robert Aldrich, released by MGM, and starring Lee Marvin. The picture was filmed in the United.
Maybe reading about them though some of it almost literally turns my stomach might provide some insights. Unfortunately, the information provided is superficial and contains many names of victims without much background. One would think some common denominators might be found, though apparently even experts are unable to do so. Obviously, then, a true crime writer could not be expected to do so. In the final chapter, however, the author does provide an interesting discussion about what might contribute to turning a person into a serial killer.
They are the charming stranger who strikes up a conversation with you on the bus, the lost driver who courteously asks for directions, the man hobbling on a cane who politely asks for your help. Like all skilled predators, they can sniff out the slightest hint of an opportunity, they know who to target and how to stalk. Nov 24, Schuyler Wallace rated it liked it. I wonder if his neighbors feel comfortable with him so close. This particular book is short and to the point.
He outlines the life and times of twelve serial killers, presenting their lives from childhood to the end of their violent sprees. There are no editorializing or sensational details that become prurient, but the details of their actions are clearly outlined. I read it because it was free and I had a morbid curiosity as to where these twisted cretins came from. What prompted their actions and what compelled them continue their horrific practices? Was there remorse or repulsion after a killing? He claims to not having come close to answering those questions in his own mind.
So there you have it: Feb 05, Garry rated it it was ok.
If you know nothing about the subject matter, I recommend this read; otherwise, I believe that you will be a little disappointed. For the most part, this book reads like a collection of Wiki pages. So, the price was worth the time it would take to research and compile information. It is a good primer for those beginning to take an interest in the subject offering a varied collection of killers and a collection of the standard thoughts on the general psychology of what makes a serial killer.
To the If you know nothing about the subject matter, I recommend this read; otherwise, I believe that you will be a little disappointed. To the author's credit, it is a quick read and offers a great deal of information. However, there is nothing new or original in the content, which is somewhat disappointing considering the author has written extensively on the subject though to be fair, it is one of his earlier works.
Apr 23, Patricia rated it it was amazing. Informative true crime book! I gave The Deadly Dozen: I have read about some of these criminals before but I learned new details about them from reading this book. I will warn interested readers though, it is very graphic at times. This was the first book I read from this author but I will definitely read more. I recommend this book to people who like to read about true crime. Apr 06, Ashley rated it it was ok Shelves: This book is very short and the history of each serial killer is concise, lacking a lot of the details I expected to read in a book about the worst serial killers in America.