“.....Madison City, Missouri Sir 😀, ...never heard it ...😔::” simply a brilliant moment from General Sutherland.. Vernon L Pinkley ! Thank you for this wonderful segment 👍
Veg4Ev Which is strange because he played this role and in the Big Red 1 which is Army 1st infantry. And both roles were about the European campaign while Mr. Marvin served in the Pacific campaign.
Saw that interview with Donald Sutherland; he wasn't t the original actor who was supposed to be "the general" in this scene-but he sure knocked it our of the Park- and this scene convinced the Hollywood big shots he had star potential.. His Big Break..
"But you're really quite emotional, aren't you?" Priceless line from one of the best war movies ever. Lee Marvin and Robert Ryan had worked together the previous year in another classic, The Professionals, always striking exactly the right note, whatever they did. I hate to use a cliche but they really don't make them like this anymore.
@@surferdude44444 My respect for Robert Ryan has already gone up. Thanks for sharing that. Him and Borgnine (a Navy vet) made an amazing picture in the Wild Bunch. To be fair Marvin's experience was cut short too.
@@williameaton9058 Lee Marvin was the original choice to play the lead in The Wild Bunch but he turned it down to play in Paint Your Wagon and they chose William Holden to replace him
The Woke nonsense pervading the West has affected even martial music. These days the most apoplectic nonsense is played from the US to GB in the name of march or military band music. God spare us!!!
Here is why The Dirty Dozen worked so well - it was set in World War II. Lee Marvin, Richard Jaeckel, George Kennedy, Charles Bronson, and Robert Ryan all served in World War II, and made sure The Dirty Dozen was made to 'close to perfect'.
I have got this movie DVD of Lee Marvin with Ernest Borgnine Charles Bronson Clint Walker Donald Sutherland Jim Brown Robert Webber and Telly Savalas in The Dirty Dozen I am dedicating this movie DVD to my old school friends who are both sisters as I hope to see them both again very soon to Chris and Hester from Billyxxx
General looks like Boogy from something pass about Mary. This scene is epic, to convert a militar reception in a clown performance, seeing the colonel's face while the major and "the general" are walking checking the force....no words : ))))) A scene typical from Monty pyton's films but without them. Congratulations to the director.
Great movie I remember seeing this in the drive in my dad took us he was a WW2 veteran. He loved this movie. He also took us to see Patton that was his favorite.
It's funny my late father looked like Donald Sutherland. Our last name is Pinckley. That spelling is unusual. Funny stuff first watched this for 1st time 30 or 40 years ago!
I have to say Lee Marvin was one of the Great Actor's you just don't see them like him anymore. I enjoy seeing the airborne taking a few laughs for the common infantry soldier even if he is part of the Dirty Dozen,
Reading some of the comments on here, it doesn't really surprise me that much that people have completely missed the point of this clip. For example "the anachronistic sunglasses" - I have a pair of "RAY-BANS" - no shit! - that were issued to USAAF pilots in WWII
There is something uniquely American about this scene. The mocking of the European style of spit and polish discipline in favor of a rough and ready appearance favored by American troops for 2 centuries.
No dipshit, its a sentiment shared by 3rd party observers to the American military since von Steuben. The rough and ready nature of the US military has been a staple of our existence since 1775. Colors of our uniforms and accoutrements, as well as the lack of brightly colored lace in the 18/19th centuries all indicate this mentality. Not only that but the composition of the Continental Army and the later Union Army all lean towards the less than impressive militia units that often wore civilian attire and buckskins with an inclination towards camouflage.
A.G. The drabness of your uniform colours from hundreds of years past were born of economic convenience and stayed in that vein because of a vague adherence to tradition. But if believing otherwise makes you feel tougher, by all means go for it.
My favorite part is how Marvin looks like he's about to lose it with Sutherland but then realizes he's being watched and instantly regains his composure.
This video was right about one thing. American Generals, when inspecting troops, will walk slow, look dumb and act stupid. Many are so doddering with their swagger sticks that they hardly know what’s going on in the rank and file.
Up to this point, Pinkley was characterized as being not very bright. But this General Gag was a stroke of genius, which makes for one of the highlights of the whole movie!
“.....Madison City, Missouri Sir 😀, ...never heard it ...😔::” simply a brilliant moment from General Sutherland.. Vernon L Pinkley !
Thank you for this wonderful segment 👍
Lee Marvin !!!! What a GREAT actor......A true legend !!!!
a US Marine in WWII
Lee Marvin being in the Marine Corp himself played a magnificent role in this movie. This scene is the best part instrumentally!
Yea he is just bang on
He was far too old.
@@markharrison2544 No he wasn't. He was 43 yrs old and this is accurate for the rank of major. Younger ones are cases of nepothism.
Veg4Ev
Which is strange because he played this role and in the Big Red 1 which is Army 1st infantry. And both roles were about the European campaign while Mr. Marvin served in the Pacific campaign.
@@GrayFoxROU exactly. And imagine what turned the poor fucker's hair white... 😔
Lee Marvin " But you're really...pause...quiet emotional" the best line for me delivered with Marvin coolness
newellgirl AGEED. 100%
I like the quote 'I don't care if they hang you for 10. dollars or 10 cents, it makes no difference to me
This is one of the best movies ever made
the goofy look on the band leaders face is priceless
Loved it when they would keep showing it..that smile😂😂😂
That's the great M. Emmet Walsh.
The job.
"Just walk slow, look dumb, and act stupid" hahaha
+Revan2908 Just like a politician.
newalm Quite.
+Revan2908 that was the biggest mistake that Major Reisman made to the Ding-bat, that made this happen 12-13-15
I don't think Donald Sutherland had to act to pull that one off.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Greatest Military Music in a movie of all time!
What is the name of the military music of the song?
@@jandrimanuelalcivar8556 the first one is emblem march and the second one when he is inspecting the troops is semper fedilis
"I'd rather be a civilian, sir"
"You ever pull another stunt like that again, and I'll beat your brains out!"
Hahahahaha!
great, lines!
"They're very pretty, colonel. But, can they fight?"
I love this scene.
I wonder if the Colonel jumps with his men into active combat zones?
Dirty Dozen and Kelly's Heroes....both classic movies and Donald Sutherland and Telly Savalas are in both of them.
Wilsonspen WOOOF WOOOFFFF!!! BOW WOW!!!!!
Great Dark Comic movies of the 60' s.. Hollywood isn't capable of them anymore... "Get another Comic Book Character"...
Agreed
Two fantastic actors. They could play anyone.
lee marvin is way cooler...
Saw that interview with Donald Sutherland; he wasn't t the original actor who was supposed to be "the general" in this scene-but he sure knocked it our of the Park- and this scene convinced the Hollywood big shots he had star potential.. His Big Break..
CLINT Walker was chosen originaly
Little young to be a General, but he definitely played the part to a "T".
Sutherland would reprise this quirky G.I. character in Kelly’s Heroes (1970) as Sgt. Oddball.
"But you're really quite emotional, aren't you?" Priceless line from one of the best war movies ever. Lee Marvin and Robert Ryan had worked together the previous year in another classic, The Professionals, always striking exactly the right note, whatever they did. I hate to use a cliche but they really don't make them like this anymore.
Yes and both movies were excellent. The Professionals is one of my all time favorite movies!
And Bad Day at Black Rock a decade earlier
@@josephvitielo1693 Very true. Two great actors.
@@Hessian1011 thank you so much
"Pinkleys gonna be a general.... What for ???? Shut up and watch" 😉 This dialogue is precious and one of many 😜😜😜😜
How much was ad lib
@@raymondweaver8526 A lot of ad libbing I bet 😛❤️
No combat ready unit ever passed inspection.
No inspection ready unit ever passed combat.
That's a hell of a quote son
Except for gurkhas.
@@edhoughton2609 Murphy's Law Of Combat Operations, look it up.
Perhaps Semper Fidelis was played because Lee Marvin was a Real Marine in WWII...
Antonio Perez
so was Ryan
Marvin was wounded twice in Saipan......shot in the butt and the foot. Ryan was a DI at Pendleton....never went overseas.
@@surferdude44444 My respect for Robert Ryan has already gone up. Thanks for sharing that. Him and Borgnine (a Navy vet) made an amazing picture in the Wild Bunch. To be fair Marvin's experience was cut short too.
@@williameaton9058 Lee Marvin was the original choice to play the lead in The Wild Bunch but he turned it down to play in Paint Your Wagon and they chose William Holden to replace him
Perhaps the Greatest Military Music 4 a Motion Picture!
What is the name of the military music of the song?
I love the band conductor's sycophantic smile.
After so many attempts of playing the music... he finally got to.
the conductor is funny and the colonel too when he says not now.
The Best Ever Military Music of All Time!
The Woke nonsense pervading the West has affected even martial music. These days the most apoplectic nonsense is played from the US to GB in the name of march or military band music. God spare us!!!
I love Franco's reaction when the major picks him to be the general.
This marching band music composed of 3 different music compostions is the bomb i love this part of the movie.
My favorite musically with one of my favorite all time actor Lee Marvin who played Major Reisman to the T
So well written, directed and acted. Love this scene!
Here is why The Dirty Dozen worked so well - it was set in World War II. Lee Marvin, Richard Jaeckel, George Kennedy, Charles Bronson, and Robert Ryan all served in World War II, and made sure The Dirty Dozen was made to 'close to perfect'.
It's literally about a real group, the FIlthy Thirteen
Robert Webber, Ernest Borgnine, Telly Savalas and Clint Walker also served in World War II. Robert Ryan never went overseas iirc.
I LOVE this movie!!! And this is my very favorite scene of all. Thanks for posting:)
The Best ever of any military combo music of all time. ThanKs to the band leader and his band
Even the crazy man Telly Sevalis was grinning and stiff Sargent Richard Jackael had to look down and supress a grin. Classic scene!
I have got this movie DVD of
Lee Marvin with
Ernest Borgnine Charles Bronson
Clint Walker Donald Sutherland
Jim Brown Robert Webber
and Telly Savalas in
The Dirty Dozen
I am dedicating this movie DVD to my old school friends who are both sisters as I hope to see them both again very soon to Chris and Hester from Billyxxx
This scene is an art masterpiece.
Fine scene from a classic movie. Great cast.
"Walk slow, look dumb and act stupid."
He just described the former Romanian minister of defense.
Dirty Dozen....Great war movie!!! And driving the jeep is my idol Trini Lopez!!!
Cassavetes' facial expressions are priceless.
The Best Ever Military Song of all Time. 9/24/16
3:23 the moment when Donald Sutherland realized Lee Marvin wasn't acting:)
One of the most funny scene i ever witnessed. From Budapest. Dirty Dozen is favorite.
Lee Marvin 1 of the most underated actors of all time of whom is 1 of very few I like
his son sounded just like him in a interview he did
You got that right:) He was a real Marine, too.
I've grown up being a Lee Marvin fan and I've been saying that for years that he is the most underrated actor ever
This and davy Crockett were my favorite childhood films:)
My favorite scene in the movie! RIP to the incomparable Donald Sutherland!
I get such a kick out of the crushed look of the guy from Madison City
That was William Christopher who would later be known as Father Mulcahy on MASH...
I've heard of Independence, Mo., but not Madison City
@@timchristopherson572 Nope, not finding that anywhere.
That was the padre from Mash?
Best Ever Military Music of All Time
dont make em like this anymore! Great action, characters, dialogue, music..and most of all, humour! :) classic
General looks like Boogy from something pass about Mary. This scene is epic, to convert a militar reception in a clown performance, seeing the colonel's face while the major and "the general" are walking checking the force....no words : )))))
A scene typical from Monty pyton's films but without them. Congratulations to the director.
"Neeeeever heard of it."
My favorite line of the movie...
😂😂
I’ll beat your brains out
"You're really quite emotional, aren't ya?"
You gotta love Lee Marvin's biting wit!
great film, great action, GREAT humour....just what's missing from today's films...
"where you from soldier?" "Madison City Missouri sir!!" "Never heard of it" !! lol
This is one of my favorite movies of all time! I had crushes on all of them (unheard of before for me)! (smile!)
Great movie I remember seeing this in the drive in my dad took us he was a WW2 veteran. He loved this movie. He also took us to see Patton that was his favorite.
In my opinion the best ever military music of all time! Thanx to Frank DeVoe and Orchestra
When I was in the Marines we had so many crazy things happen.
This movie is not far from the Truth
This scene made Sutherland a star.....
"I'd rather be a civilian, sir" I died laughing the first tme i heard that line
It's funny my late father looked like Donald Sutherland. Our last name is Pinckley. That spelling is unusual.
Funny stuff first watched this for 1st time 30 or 40 years ago!
Lee Marvin...the ultimate thumb-ur-nose-at-regulations officer! 👍😁
Thanks a lot!! I`ve just enjoyed it from this wonderful UA-cam.
In my opinion the Best Ever Military Music of All Time per movie!
My favorite military music of all time. 10/23/16
What is the name of the military music of the song?
I remembered the "never heard of it" scene when I saw this as a child
I have to say Lee Marvin was one of the Great Actor's you just don't see them like him anymore.
I enjoy seeing the airborne taking a few laughs for the common infantry soldier even if he is part of the Dirty Dozen,
Maybe Mr Eastwood.
Reading some of the comments on here, it doesn't really surprise me that much that people have completely missed the point of this clip. For example "the anachronistic sunglasses" - I have a pair of "RAY-BANS" - no shit! - that were issued to USAAF pilots in WWII
Lee marvin was so badass in this, very convincing
The three marches are National Emblem by Edwin Bagley, then The Thunderer, John Philip Sousa, finally Semper Fidelis also Sousa
Thank you so much!! I've been searching these songs names fol like an hour XD
Best ever military music!
I was Nine Years old when I saw this at the theatre with my family.....probably seen it 100 times, literally, So good,
Best Military Music of All Time!
but can they FIGHT......
Legendarni film sa legendarnim glumcima...!!!
"Very Pretty Colonel, but can they fight?"
"Where are you from son?"
"Madison City Missouri sir!"
"...never heard of it..."
The soldier looked so crestfallen.
@@SPARTANSAM1 That soldier was, I believe, William Christopher, who later played Father Mulcahey on MASH...can anyone back me up or correct me???
Best movie scene ever to be shot in Colindale, North London.
Lee Marvin was so good in this film and the orchestra was right on with the music!
lols use to watch this movie when i was younger still as funny as hell. dirty dozen
Salute to all military personnel!
Sutherland...an under rated actor... comedy..drama...action...der Adler ist gelandt
How is Sutherland underrated? He's pretty darn popular.
i take 2 hour for discover the name of this great movie of my youngt days almost dont remember how good it was
gotta love the anachronistic sunglasses
issued to aviators since WWII.
Baron Feyd Rautha Harkonnen not the black lens sunglasses, those were not issued to 👩✈️
Gotta love people that try to pick faults with something when there aren’t any.
There is something uniquely American about this scene. The mocking of the European style of spit and polish discipline in favor of a rough and ready appearance favored by American troops for 2 centuries.
+US Marine Rifleman
Spoken like someone who has never had to form up for parade inspection.
My graduation from bootcamp was that fucking inspection dumbfuck.
A.G.
IOW, you did just as much "spit and polish" as "European" troops. This admission makes your OP hypocritical and/or full of shit.
No dipshit, its a sentiment shared by 3rd party observers to the American military since von Steuben. The rough and ready nature of the US military has been a staple of our existence since 1775. Colors of our uniforms and accoutrements, as well as the lack of brightly colored lace in the 18/19th centuries all indicate this mentality. Not only that but the composition of the Continental Army and the later Union Army all lean towards the less than impressive militia units that often wore civilian attire and buckskins with an inclination towards camouflage.
A.G.
The drabness of your uniform colours from hundreds of years past were born of economic convenience and stayed in that vein because of a vague adherence to tradition. But if believing otherwise makes you feel tougher, by all means go for it.
very pretty col. but can they fight! best movie ever!
Best scene ever
+ D. Shep.
Classics rule! ;-)
Best ever military theme song of all time!
This scene was filmed in Hendon the old RAF base, its a housing estate now(Grahame Park estate was built in the 60s)
i love the band composer!!! he has this look on his face and he doesn't stop composing....LOL
My favorite part is how Marvin looks like he's about to lose it with Sutherland but then realizes he's being watched and instantly regains his composure.
Still the Best ever Military Music of All Time in a Movie
Jim Brown died May 19th 2023, aged 87 R.I.P.
This video was right about one thing. American Generals, when inspecting troops, will walk slow, look dumb and act stupid. Many are so doddering with their swagger sticks that they hardly know what’s going on in the rank and file.
Love this movie!
Old man Sutherland has some pretty good lines in this scene.
The best scene of the movie. Hiliarious!!!
Perhaps the Best ever Military theme ever
John Philip Sousa, "Semper Fidelis" march, at his best - arranged by Frank De Vol for the film - "The Dirty Dozen". Love it!
Do you know which march is the first song? It sounds like a Sousa song as well.
@@BS-ib2ch Hi, I don't. I will check when I get another oppurtunity to see the film.
@@BS-ib2ch Sorry for the delay. I'll need to revisit the clip.
Sutherland credits this scene with getting him his role in M.A.S.H
No 2 sir
I know it’s not in the clip, but “#2 SIR!”
It's a classic the original A-Team😁😃😃😄😀
When Hollywood had REAL tough guys( look up Lee Marvin' s history) and its writers were actually capable of writing Dark Comedy..
This music which is a blend of a few musical pieces is done superbly and makes you proud and honored to be an American
Yes - great martial music - sort of "get the fk out of the way" type music
What's named the first March? Thanks
Ps great movie!
National Emblem March.
@@SPARTANSAM1 thanks!
Great Scene, Music and Movie with Lee the main character
What's the song called ?!?
Semper Fidelis - the official marching song of the USMC
Darude - Sandstorm.
I love this sense I cracked up every time I watch it
Up to this point, Pinkley was characterized as being not very bright. But this General Gag was a stroke of genius, which makes for one of the highlights of the whole movie!