Kelly's Heroes

1970 · 144 min · dir. Brian G. Hutton

Kelly's Heroes is a 1970 American war comedy drama film directed by Brian G. Hutton and written by Troy Kennedy Martin. Set in 1944, during World War II, it follows a group of disillusioned American soldiers who discover a cache of 14,000 gold bars worth approximately $16 million hidden behind enemy lines and embark on an unsanctioned mission to steal it for themselves. The ensemble cast includes Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Don Rickles, Carroll O'Connor and Donald Sutherland, with supporting performances from Harry Dean Stanton, Gavin MacLeod, Karl-Otto Alberty and Stuart Margolin. Synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.