Stars: Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Carroll O'Connor, Donald Sutherland, Don Rickles, Gavin MacLeod

Director: Brian G. Hutton

Summary: A tough troop of soldiers sets out to steal a consignment of gold from a bank behind enemy lines during WWII.

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.

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Kelly's Heroesreunited Clint Eastwood with his Where Eagles Daredirector Brian G Hutton, then added The Dirty Dozenstar Telly Savalas in MGM's quest to turn WWII movie celluloid into box office gold three times running. The result, a sprawling adventure about a group of soldiers led by Kelly (Eastwood) on a private mission behind enemy lines to recover a cache of Nazi treasure, echoed its predecessors but wasn't as successful. While Where Eagle's Darewas somewhat tongue in cheek, Kelly's Heroeswent for a cynical comic amorality with many plot parallels to 1969's The Italian Job, written by screenwriter Troy Kennedy-Martin the year before. Donald Sutherland, who also starred in the big-screen M*A*S*H(1970), plays a hippie tank commander decades before his time, and it's hard not to see both movies as more commentaries on Vietnam than on the wars in which they were ostensibly set. Though it is intermittently very funny, and despite some expertly staged action, Kelly's Heroesnever really convinces as satire or adventure.

On the DVD:Kelly's Heroesis presented on disc in a 2.35:1 anamorphic transfer which is immaculate and taken from a virtually perfect master. The images are so clean and sharp they look brand new, outclassing many current theatrical prints. The three-channel sound concentrates most of the action to the centre speaker but does an excellent job of capturing the often turbulent soundtrack. The only real extra is the original trailer, presented anamorphically at 1.77:1.--Gary S Dalkin

Aspect Ratio:	2.35 Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Interactive Menus, Scene Access, Trailer
Subtitles:	Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish
Year:	1970
Release Date:	April 1, 2005
Runtime:	137 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	D 065156
Label:	Essential War Collection
Keywords:	War, Heroes, Wide, Screen, Kelly's
Genre:	War