40+ Facts From The Dirty Dozen That Fans Might Have Not Heard About

Published on 09/20/2021
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Props Popping Out Of Nowhere

Do you recall the moment where Marvin’s Major Reisman and Ralph Meeker’s Captain Stuart Kinder are debating the dozen? So, in one shot, a canteen that wasn’t there previously appears unexpectedly out of nowhere. During the same conversation, the whiskey glasses begin to move about on their own.

Props Popping Out Of Nowhere

Props Popping Out Of Nowhere

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Seaton Was Supposed To Direct

In 1964, MGM Studios announced that they will be producing The Dirty Dozen. And it was originally conceived with a different filmmaker in mind. Prior to Aldrich’s arrival, George Seaton was said to be the front-runner. Seaton’s biggest hit had been the cuddly Christmas movie Miracle on 34th Street, so his resume didn’t exactly suit the war movie template.

Seaton Was Supposed To Direct

Seaton Was Supposed To Direct

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