The Dirty Dozen (1967)  

Sat. Jun. 6 

Doors – 7:00 PM  

Organ Overture – 7:30 PM  

Film – 8:00 PM  

Tickets - $6  

2hr 30min | NR | Action/War | USA 

These twelve army convicts are murderers, thieves, misfits, dirtbags, freaks . . . and the Nazi’s worst nightmare. Come see them take the fascists by their swastikas on the Senate’s big screen in The Dirty Dozen!

Directed by the maverick filmmaker Robert Aldrich (Whatever Happened to Baby Jane) this influential action extravaganza stars an unmatched ensemble led by Lee Marvin and featuring Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson, John Cassavetes, and Donald Sutherland. In the lead up to D-Day the higher ups in the European theater decide to exploit the desperation of their worst soldiers awaiting execution on military death row. To earn their freedom these convicts must take a crash course in commando tactics from the hard-nosed Major John Reisman (Lee Marvin) before setting off on a suicide mission deep in Nazi territory. That freedom may be a pipe dream, but it’s better than rotting in a jail cell waiting for the hangman’s noose.

It’s dark, violent, cynical, gritty, exciting, bombastic, and arguably nihilistic. But most of all it’s a fun time at the movies, filled with black humor, thrills, and raucous energy. Boundary pushing for the time, the explicit violence shocked and disgusted some critics just as it enthralled audiences who flocked to the theaters to see these filthy guys eliminate some of Hitler’s top men.

So get your gang together and come see this ultimate buddy war film at the Senate! 

Parking is available in our gated lot, on Gilbert, and Michigan Avenue