Product Description

They were goldbricks until they found out about the gold bricks - a fortune in Nazi-confiscated bullion! Clint Eastwood reups with the director of his Where Eagles Dare for this alternately action-filled and tongue-in-cheek tale of Gls who decide to get something extra out of the war. Eastwood, North America's #2 box-office star at the time, plays Ly. Kelly, mastermind of a scheme to slip behind enemy lines and steal the loot. Co-stars include a trio on the verge of big time TV success: Carroll O'Connor, Telly Savalas and Gavin MacLeod. Plus, Don Rickles plays the expectedly outspoken Crapgame. And in the same year as his starmaking M*A*S*H, Donald Sutherland is Oddball, World War II's only hippie. Dig it!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1042 in DVD
• Brand: Warner Brothers
• Released on: 2000-08-01
• Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
• Formats: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: English, French
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 144 minutes

Amazon.com
This tongue-in-cheek 1970 variation on The Dirty Dozen looks less fresh than it did in the year of its release, but it still has some enjoyable moments. Clint Eastwood stars along with Donald Sutherland, Harry Dean Stanton, Telly Savalas, Don Rickles, Carroll O'Connor, and Gavin MacLeod in the story of American soldiers who try to steal gold behind enemy lines in World War II. Sutherland's hippie G.I. doesn't have the sardonic and timely appeal he did during the Vietnam War, but the film's irreverence and several of the performances are worth a visit. --Tom Keogh

Customer Reviews

Off-beat WW2 classic with all-star cast!
This is definitely one of the funniest war movies of all time! Donald Sutherland, who plays a hippie(!) tank commander, seems out of place in a WW2 setting. However, he had me laughing the whole way through! I can't imagine what this film would be like without his hysterical performance. One of my favorite scenes is when Sutherland's three Sherman tanks attack a Nazi railroad station while playing Hank Williams' music on a loud speaker! I realize that this "WW2 movie" has a definite 70's feel to it (especially with one of the hit songs of the decade, Burning Bridges), & some don't like this movie for that reason. I can't help but have fun everytime I see this! The tanks, even the German ones, look much more authentic than those in Patton or The Battle of the Bulge. This is a real treat for WW2 tank buffs like me who appreciate authenticity. I know the plot is hokey, but who cares? If you want to see a war movie that isn't depressing (like most) or boring then this is for you!

What A Cast!...What A Blast!...
This review refers to the Warner Bros(Clint Eastwood Collection) widescreen DVD version of "Kelly's Heroes"....

Well, our guy Clint is at it again...he's after the money and no little event like WWII is gonna stop him. Thirty years before George Clooney led his "Three Kings"(also a fine film), to make a big score in Desert Storm, Lt. Kelly(Eastwood) gathered up his motley crew and stormed Europe for a little heist of their own.

The men are tired. They've been dodging the blasts not only from the German's, but from our side as well. They just want a little R&R...maybe, someplace where there's a little action going on..and not the kind the war has to offer. When Kelly stumbles onto some top secret information, the men get there second wind. Well you would too if there was millions of gold to be had.He puts together an array of colorful characters that includes the likes of guys called, "Oddball","Crapgame","Job", "Cowboy" and Master Sgt. "Big Joe". These guys jump at the chance to take home a token of the war. But wait!...the gold is safely tucked away in a guarded bank!...and what's more..it's deep behind enemy lines!.But you don't those little obstacles will stop these guys, do you?

Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Don Rickles, and the world's first "hippie"..Donald Sutherland will take you on a dangerous but fun and exciting adventure, as they go for the gold. These characters are off the wall and will keep you smiling. The weapons they use are not exactly General Issue either. Tanks that play loud music and shoot paintballs are only part of what the Germans at the other end have in store for them.

Also included are such greats as Carroll O'Connor, the gung-ho General who thinks these guys are out to win the war,Harry Dean Stanton, Gavin MacLeod, and Stuart Margolin. You'll love the music, especially the theme song, and all the action and great cinematography in the wonderful widescreen presentation.

This film from 1970 looks and sounds fabulous on this DVD. A beautiful clear picture and great sound in DD5.1. When those tanks come rumbling in..you will know it!It may also be viewed in French(but not in surround sound), and has subtitles in English and French, which are nicely placed below the film in the black bar area. There is also a theatrical trailer.

This is a great Eastwood film,terrific war story, lots of fun, and has a supporting cast on the brink of greatness!...Check it out and ..enjoy...Laurie

also recommended:

The Gauntlet/True Crime

Paint Your Wagon

Music for the Movies of Clint Eastwood

"To a New Yorker like you...a hero is some kind of sandwich"
Exciting, humourous and well paced WWII action film sees Clint Eastwood and Co. looking to liberate $16 million worth of gold bullion from the retreating Nazi forces in Europe !

Director Brian G. Hutton (who directed Clint in the WWII thriller "Where Eagles Dare") is at the helm of this movie and again demonstrates his passion for fiery, loud battle scenes !!

Eastwood plays Kelly...just another war weary soldier slogging through the muddy battlefields of France until he comes across a German colonel and top secret information about a bank full of plundered Nazi bullion...now all he needs is a skilled team to carry out this most audacious of bank heists in the middle of a war ! Kelly enlists the assistance of tank commanding flower child "Oddball", (Donald Sutherland in an unforgettable performance ) fast talking hustler "Crap Game" ( I don't think Don Rickles was acting ! ), battle hardened sergeant "Big Joe" ( Telly Savalas )....along with a motley crew of troops including Harry Dean Stanton as "Willard" and Jeff Morris as "Cowboy".

I know some reviewers tend to be a bit critical of some of the humourous aspects of this movie....but what the heck...it's not trying to be "All Quiet on the Western Front" or "Paths of Glory"...the movie is a fictional tale about an elaborate bank heist thrown in amongst a very noisy war, and peopled with some larger than life colorful characters. "Kelly's Heroes" is an enjoyable little cult film and is a fun way to spend a lazy evening watching a "Boys Own" action adventure.

Great to finally have "Kellys Heroes" out on DVD (although a few extra goodies would have been nice)....picture and sound quality is very good...and I always enjoy "The Mike Curb Congregation" singing "Burning Bridges" (the film's theme track)......