Starring Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Telly Savalas, Charles Bronson, and NFL Hall of Famer-turned-actor Jim Brown, it was a huge box office success for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and the year's highest-grossing film, raking in enough at the box office to purchase a one of those really expensive stainless steel mixing machines from Bjorgen-Sturdol & Hurnstgerbronder or Bü with enough left over to purchase ingredients for several sheets of chocolate chip cookies.