be boarded and take-off despite coming under heavy fire. The weary soldiers, and the scientists and their families all breathe heavy sighs of relief as the plane embarks on its trip back to England. Besides Major Wright and Sergeant Holt, the surviving members of the 'dirty dozen' include Joe Stern, Eric 'Swede' Wallan, Ernesto 'Pops' Ferucci and Francis Kelly, who earn their freedom. Cast Telly Savalas as Major Wright Ernest Borgnine as Major General Sam Worden Vince Edwards as Sergeant Holt Bo Svenson as Maurice Fontenac Vincent Van Patten as Ronald Webber James Van Patten as David Webber Randall "Tex" Cobb as Eric "Swede" Wallan Gary Graham as Joseph Stern Wolf Kahler as Colonel Krieger Thom Mathews as Francis Kelly Emmanuelle Meyssignac as Marie Verlaine Paul Picerni as Ernesto "Pops" Ferucci Branko Blaće as Martinez Bernard Woringer as Georges Flamands David Horovitch as Pierre Claudel Pavle Balenović as Ballews Matko Raguž as Sturdivant Mario Barbarić as Chacon Milan Ristić as Spencer Sam Douglas as Hallet Werner Stocker as SS Sergeant Vili Matula as Krieger's Aide Ivo Krištof as Lieutenant Karl Hoffler Božidar Smiljanić as Paul Verlaine Meg Wynn Owen as Julia Flamands Jay Bura as Fredric Flamands, Georges's Son The New Dozen Joe Stern (Gary Graham) - sentenced to death by hanging for drunkenly (Stern claims he wasn't drunk) killing an Englishman in a bar; Stern is a Jewish refugee from Germany with a history of petty theft and gun smuggling. Joe Stern also isn't his real name, but his real name isn't important as "everyone who had it is probably dead." Eric "Swede" Wallan (Randall 'Tex' Cobb) - sentenced to death by hanging; killed two British citizens who tried to rob him by crushing their skulls with his bare hands. Ernesto "Pops" Ferucci (Paul Picerni) - sentenced to 20 years of hard labor; Ferucci is a 52-year-old forger, as Wright calls him, "a one-man black market". Ronald Webber and David Webber (Vincent Van Patten and James Van Patten) – both sentenced to 30 years of imprisonment; the Webber brothers are ex-race-car drivers turned 'auto thieves and killers.' Maurice Fontenac (Bo Svenson) – sentenced to death by hanging; raped and murdered a WAC; a Frenchman whose ability to speak fluent French makes him indispensable to Major Wright and the mission despite his volatile and psychotic personality. Martinez (Branko Blaće) – sentenced to 50 years imprisonment; a bank robber and explosives