Operation Dirty Dozen (1967)
Fred Foy: Narrator
Quotes
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[first lines]
Narrator : This is Academy Award winner, Lee Marvin, an action guy - at work or play.
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Narrator : The action of the film starts in an Army prison compound in 1944. Twelve prisoners, convicted of violent crimes, can save themselves by volunteering for a suicide mission. The Dirty Dozen volunteer. Veteran of a hundred acting roles, Lee Marvin finds this his most demanding film assignment... physically, the roughest.
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Narrator : Marvin is a pleasure to work with - a real pro. His enthusiasm is contagious. He passes it on to others and puts them at ease.
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Narrator : London is switched on seven days a week. The stars have time for only one of those days. Some like Ernest Borgnine and Robert Ryan have families with them and do a tour of the town. The others take a break on Kings Row - the main stem of London's mod world.
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Narrator : Swinging London is an ideal setting for these men - action guys enjoying themselves on the town. The restless vitality of the city seems to charge their batteries.
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Narrator : These men came to London to make a motion picture that moves. They enjoy action. It's part of their way of life. The aches and pains that they suffer, the risks they take, are a price they gladly pay.
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[last lines]
Narrator : Ahead there are more locations, more tension and strain. But, that's how it goes with men of action. That's how it is for: the Movie Makers!