However, Wayne firmly turned the part down, going on to star in a different war movie.
Wayne appeared in one ofthe best D-Day movies ever made, and his name alone drew audiences.
However, he grew dissatisfied with his career, feeling that his characters were all the same.
Reisman was played by Lee Marvin, best known for playing more villainous characters.
However,The Dirty Dozenmay not have avoided this pitfall, being a better movie withoutJohn Wayne.
Source:John Wayne: American,rogerebert.com
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