"They set out to rob a bank... and damn near won a war instead!"

1970

2h 24m

7.3(757 votes)

Adventure

Comedy

War

Overview

A misfit group of World War II American soldiers goes AWOL to rob a bank behind German lines.

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Cast & Crew

40 members

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Clint Eastwood

Sergeant First Class Kelly

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Telly Savalas

Master Sergeant "Big Joe"

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Don Rickles

Staff Sergeant "Crapgame"

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Carroll O'Connor

Major General Colt

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Donald Sutherland

Sgt. Oddball (Tank Commander)

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Gavin MacLeod

Moriarty (Tank Crewman)

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Hal Buckley

Capt. Maitland

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Stuart Margolin

Pvt. Little Joe

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Jeff Morris

Pvt. Cowboy

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Richard Davalos

Pvt. Gutowski

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Perry Lopez

Pvt. Petuko

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Tom Troupe

Cpl. Job

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Harry Dean Stanton

Pvt. Willard

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Dick Balduzzi

Pvt. Fisher

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Gene Collins

Pvt. Babra

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Len Lesser

Platoon Sgt. Bellamy (42nd Engineers)

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David Hurst

Col. Dunkhepf

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Fred Pearlman

Pvt. Mitchell

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Michael Clark

Pvt. Grace

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George Fargo

Pvt. Penn

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Dee Pollock

Pvt. Jonesey

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George Savalas

1st Sgt. Mulligan (Artillerly Unit)

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John G. Heller

German Lieutenant

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Shepherd Sanders

Turk (Tank Crewman)

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Karl-Otto Alberty

German Tank Commander

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Ross Elliott

Booker

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Hugo de Vernier

French Mayor

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Phil Adams

Third Tank Commander

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Frank J. Garlotta

Tanker

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Harry Goines

Supply Sergeant

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David Gross

German Captain

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Sandy McPeak

Second Tank Commander

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James McHale

Guest

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Robert MacNamara

Roach

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Read Morgan

U.S. Lieutenant

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Tom Signorelli

Bonsor

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Donald Waugh

Roamer

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John Landis

Sister Rosa Stigmata

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Joe Mantell

General's Aide (uncredited)

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Lee Miller

Soldier #1 (uncredited)

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