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Movie Review: The Dirty Dozen (1967)

Synopsis: A World War II Army major is put in charge of a group of ex-soldier convicts and told to turn them into a commando unit. They are then sent on a top secret suicide mission to kill dozens of high ranking German officers so the German military will struggle to respond to the upcoming D-Day invasion with the promise they will have their sentences commuted if they succeed and survive. You can read my review here:  https://wizzley.com/movie-review-of-the-dirty-dozen-1967/

Movie Review: Breakheart Pass (1975)

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Synopsis: A Secret Service agent goes undercover as an arsonist/murderer and allows himself to be captured so he can secure passage on a government train. The train is supposed to be delivering fresh troops, medicine and supplies to a frontier outpost that is reportedly suffering from a diphtheria outbreak. However, when one of the passengers, a doctor, is found murdered and other passengers either disappear or die in suspicious accidents, it becomes apparent there is some sort of conspiracy on board the train. It is up to the agent to figure out who is behind it and who he can trust. Who's in it? The movie stars Charles Bronson , Ben Johnson , Jill Ireland , Ed Lauter and Richard Crenna . Review: I came across this film on one of our movie channels several days ago and, mostly because it had been a while since I watched a Charles Bronson film, I decided to record what I thought had the potential to be a good western/mystery. I finally had a chance to watch the movie ye...