John Wayne, known for his iconic heroic roles in Westerns and war movies, turned down the lead role in 'The Dirty Dozen' due to the character's morally questionable actions.
While John Wayne was open about his frustration with playing similar characters, his moral compass led him to reject a role in a classic war movie. John Wayne movies are a genre unto themselves, and he was incredibly popular during the Golden Age of Westerns that he rarely portrayed anyone other than the straight-shooting and heroic protagonist.
Some of John Wayne's most celebrated roles are in the Western genre, where he launched his career, but he also appeared in critically acclaimed war movies. John Wayne's best war movies often reflected the wars taking place around the time of filming, and just as in his Westerns, Wayne usually played the hero. Wayne often portrayed patriotic characters in positions of authority in his war movies, like Flying Tigers and The Longest Day, as he was extremely patriotic himself. The Dirty Dozen seemed like a movie Wayne would be interested in, as the lead role was a war hero in charge of an important mission. However, Wayne firmly turned down the part, going on to star in a different war movie. Why John Wayne Turned Down The Dirty Dozen Major Reisman Could Have Been A Chance To Prevent Wayne's Career Rut The Dirty Dozen's Major John Reisman is the movie's main protagonist, who has won multiple awards for his service to his country. However, the character was written as an adulterer who is having an affair with the English wife of a soldier. The biography, John Wayne: American, explained that to Wayne, the idea of betraying another soldier in this way was 'repulsive,' especially as he felt that Reisman had no remorse for his actions. That said, Wayne liked the character and had a discussion with The Dirty Dozen producer, Ken Hyman, about changing the offending scenes
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