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Kelly's Heroes

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In the midst of World War II, an array of colorful American soldiers gets inside information from a drunk German officer about millions of dollars worth of gold hidden on enemy soil. Kelly (Clint Eastwood), a private with the platoon, devises a plan to sneak past the German officers to steal the loot for his crew. They recruit more men and set their plan into action. Despite several casualties, the men are determined to press forward, even if it means striking a deal with the opposing army.
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Kelly's Heroes subverts its World War II setting with pointed satirical commentary on modern military efforts, offering an entertaining hybrid of heist caper and battlefield action.

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Dave Kehr Chicago Reader Nov 19, 2013
An attempt to blend the war epic and the caper film that doesn't quite come off. Go to Full Review David Parkinson Empire Magazine Nov 19, 2013
3/5
The action is flashy and intermittent, deliberately wallowing in a mire of revisionist grot, churned up vistas of European mud. Time has made it more intuitive and caustic a film, than its daft reputation might suggest. Go to Full Review Variety Oct 18, 2008
Nearly satirical in its overall effect, plot caroms between cliche dogface antics, detailed and gratuitous violence, caper melodramatics, and outrageous anachronism. Go to Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com Jun 20, 2024
3/5
…slapdash, funny and deeply irreverent war-comedy…Donald Sutherland’s pot-smoking tank commander Oddball steals the show as the kind of spaced-out, psychedelic counter-culture character that absolutely didn’t exist in WWII... Go to Full Review Leigh Paatsch Herald Sun (Australia) May 12, 2020
3/5
The usually unemotive Eastwood is more engaged than usual, clearly having a whale of a time with a fruity support cast. Go to Full Review Richard R. Harmetz Los Angeles Free Press Jan 14, 2020
Even with Eastwood in the title role, this poorly scripted film would surely have fallen apart under the weight of its own heavy handedness were it not for the presence of Donald Sutherland. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Bill B @RT01438538 Oct 15, 2026 Big production action venture, explosions everywhere, but a little too long for my taste. This was probably great watching at the theater in 1970. See more Jerod S @jeroduptown Sep 8, 2026 Something about war, crime and western (Eastwood) just didn't seem to mix - even though it was the 70s and they had 2.5 hrs to do it. See more Robert P @Superbad Sep 3, 2026 I loved this movie as a kid and revisit every chance I can! See more Joseph P @Bigjoe331 Jul 17, 2026 I'd did not like it much they tried to be funny the jokes never landed See more Joel W @PalmettoJoel Feb 8, 2026 I'd like to list something negative about this movie. But I can't. See more Rolando R @RT22831182 Nov 12, 2025 Great flick, the planning of the mission is textbook behind enemy lines patrol mission planning. US Army Ranger school See more Read all reviews
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Brian G. Hutton

Director

Clint Eastwood

Pvt. Kelly

Telly Savalas

MSgt. Big Joe

Don Rickles

SSgt. Crapgame

Donald Sutherland

Sgt. Oddball

Carroll O'Connor

Maj. Gen. Colt

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Synopsis In the midst of World War II, an array of colorful American soldiers gets inside information from a drunk German officer about millions of dollars worth of gold hidden on enemy soil. Kelly (Clint Eastwood), a private with the platoon, devises a plan to sneak past the German officers to steal the loot for his crew. They recruit more men and set their plan into action. Despite several casualties, the men are determined to press forward, even if it means striking a deal with the opposing army.
Director
Brian G. Hutton
Producer
Sidney Beckerman, Gabriel Katzka, Harold Loeb
Screenwriter
Troy Kennedy Martin
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Avala Film, Warner Bros.
Rating
PG
Genre
War
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 23, 1970, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 19, 2016
Runtime
2h 25m
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