
Summary: Four classic war movies including THE DIRTY DOZEN, KELLY'S HEROES, WHERE EAGLES DARE and FULL METAL JACKET.
In Robert Aldrich's classic World War II actioner THE DIRTY DOZEN, a group of 12 American soldiers incarcerated for a variety of violent crimes, are given an opportunity to redeem themselves by taking on a special assignment: infiltrate a well-guarded chateau and kill the Nazi officials inside. The soldiers--most of whom are facing death sentences and have little else to lose--jump at the chance, even though they're on a suicide mission. KELLY'S HEROES combines comedy with wartime adventure as the laid-back members of an eccentric American army platoon plan an unusual expedition--to rob a bank located behind enemy lines. The ensemble cast includes Clint Eastwood, Donald Sutherland, Don Rickles, Telly Savalas, Carroll O'Connor, and Gavin MacLeod. WHERE EAGLES DARE finds two soldiers who are parachuted into the Bavarian Alps. Their mission is to rescue an American general from an almost impregnable Nazi fortress, which can be reached only by cable car. Based on the successful Alistair MacLean novel. Stanley Kubrick's FULL METAL JACKET serves up a riveting look at military life during the Vietnam conflict, and the behaviour of men in battle. The story is told through the eyes of Private Joker (Matthew Modine), a cynical aspiring photojournalist who is soon forced to fight for his life and the lives of his fellow recruits. Adapted from Gustav Hasford's novel THE SHORT TIMERS, FULL METAL JACKET is an unrelenting, intelligent, and challenging examination of war told by a master filmmaker.