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In reply to the discussion: Pose a question about a movie & see if anyone knows the answer without using Google..Part 2 [View all]red dog 1
(28,110 posts)103. Which cast member of "The Dirty Dozen" was asked to play the fake general, but decided not to?
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(Donald Sutherland ended up playing the general)
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