History Film / KellysHeroes

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Carroll O'Connor plays a hilariously incompetent, over-the-top general who is clearly intended to be a mockery of Patton.

* PunchClockVillain: Kelly points out that the last SS tank crew they can't knock out are simply guarding the aforementioned bank like they were told to, and may not actually know what's ''in'' it. [[spoiler: Turns out the Germans are just as disillusioned with the war as the heroes are, and it doesn't take a whole lot of convincing to get the German tank commander to turn his gun around and blow open the bank's barred doors so he and his men can get in on the action.]]

* PowerWalk: Kelly, Big Joe, and Oddball approaching the German tank, in its pure and classic Western-showdown form, despite taking place in a narrow cobblestone street in a town in France, complete with Oddball twitching his hand like he is about to quick-draw. See also ActorAllusion.

* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Oddball is calm and carefree throughout the film. However the mention of Tiger tanks are enough for him wanting to back out of the mission.

* AmbiguousEnding: The ending of the movie leaves it vague as to whether Kelly and his companions are planning to [[spoiler: outright desert and ride out the war in Swtizerland, or merely hide the gold before rejoining the war effort, in order to be able to go home afterwards]].

* NiceHat:
** Turk, one of Oddball's tank crew, constantly wears a fez.
** Oddball's leather tanker's helmet seems lovingly attached to his head.

* HollywoodDensity: Near the end, boxes filled with gold bars are tossed around as though they were empty, even though they would actually weigh several hundred pounds. For more see [[Headscratchers/KellysHeroes here]].

''Kelly's Heroes'' is a 1970 American war comedy movie directed by Brian G. Hutton, starring Creator/ClintEastwood, Creator/TellySavalas, Creator/DonRickles, Creator/DonaldSutherland, and Creator/CarrollOConnor.

A squad of American soldiers in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII France learn about a secret stash of [[NaziGold German gold]] in a bank deep behind enemy lines. Unappreciated by their [[TheNeidermeyer clueless, profiteering captain]] and continually denied any chance at decent R&R, they are ripe for the promise of heroic adventure and enthusiastically embark on their new, unauthorized mission. With the help of tank commander Oddball and his squad of misfits, an incompetent artillery officer, a greedy supply officer, a marching band, and a grave digger battalion, they stand to make a fortune.

''Kelly's Heroes'' is a 1970 comedy/war movie directed by Brian G. Hutton, starring Creator/ClintEastwood, Creator/TellySavalas, Creator/DonRickles, Creator/DonaldSutherland, and Creator/CarrollOConnor.

* MohsScaleOfViolenceHardness: It rates a 2. Lots of people get killed, but there's basically no blood in sight.

* NotSoDifferent: When trying to talk down the German tank commander, Kelly's heroes point out that they're all soldiers being told to die for no reason they can understand.

''Kelly's Heroes'' is a 1970 comedy/war movie directed by Brian G. Hutton. It stars Creator/ClintEastwood, Creator/TellySavalas, Creator/DonRickles, Creator/DonaldSutherland, and [[Creator/CarrollOConnor Carroll O'Connor]].

''Kelly's Heroes'' is a 1970 comedy/war movie made by Creator/{{MGM}}. It stars Creator/ClintEastwood, Creator/TellySavalas, Creator/DonRickles, Creator/DonaldSutherland, and [[Creator/CarrollOConnor Carroll O'Connor]].

** The movie begins and ends with "Burning Bridges", a song whose protagonist laments all the wasted chances he had in his youth and regrets his earlier extreme arrogance. Except "Burning Bridges" is very appropriate when you consider that these guys, even if they end up rich, are never going to see their homes again. Deserting an army in wartime tends to carry penalties.

** When the team is behind German lines, an Allied plane shoots at them, mistaking them for the enemy.

* TheNeidermeyer: Captain Maitland. He cares more about looting things and buying expensive stuff from Paris than actually leading his platoon, and Big Joe, Kelly, and the rest of the would-be capers absolutely loathe him. It doesn't help that he's a General's nephew, so he can use his position to get away with all of it.

** The 76mm could penetrate a Tiger's armor but it didn't mean it always worked. The United States fell behind the Germans when it came to Anti-Tank weaponry, and while the 76mm was an improvment, a Tiger's armor could still bounce a shot depending on the angle/trajectory. Oddball's attitude was typical of tankers of the time, who didn't trust the guns and felt that the only sure-fire way to take out a Tiger was to flank it, particularly since the ''88mm'' gun on the Tiger could easily knock a Sherman out. His attitude towards treating the Tiger as TheDreaded is appropriate as well; out in the French countryside, the Shermans held the advantage, using their superior speed and numbers, along with Allied air and ground support, to outflank the large, ponderous Tigers and take them down from the sides and back, but in a crowded city, with no reinforcements or support, a Tiger was the ''last'' thing an Allied tanker wanted to face down.

''Kelly's Heroes'' is a 1970 comedy/war movie made by Creator/{{MGM}}. It stars Creator/ClintEastwood, Creator/TellySavalas, Creator/DonRickles, Creator/DonaldSutherland, and Creator/CarrollOConnor.

''Kelly's Heroes'' is a 1970 comedy/war movie made by Creator/{{MGM}}. It stars Creator/ClintEastwood, Creator/TellySavalas, Creator/DonRickles, Creator/DonaldSutherland, and Carroll O'Connor.