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Play Dirty (1969)

PG 118 min  -  Adventure | Drama | War  -   1 January 1969 (UK)
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The Dirty Dozen meet the Stiff Upper Lip. A British Petroleum executive (Michael Caine) is assigned to work with the British Army in North Africa handling port duties for incoming fuels... See full summary »

Director:

André De Toth

Writers:

Melvyn Bragg (screenplay), Lotte Colin (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Caine ...
Capt. Douglas
Nigel Davenport ...
Capt. Cyril Leech
Nigel Green Nigel Green ...
Col. Masters
Harry Andrews ...
Brig. Blore
Patrick Jordan Patrick Jordan ...
Maj. Alan Watkins
Daniel Pilon Daniel Pilon ...
Capt. Allwood (Blore's adjutant at Special Forces HQ)
Martin Burland Martin Burland ...
Dead Officer
George McKeenan George McKeenan ...
Corporal at Quayside
Bridget Espeet Bridget Espeet ...
Ann
Bernard Archard Bernard Archard ...
Col. Homerton
Aly Ben Ayed Aly Ben Ayed ...
Sadok
Enrique Ávila Enrique Ávila ...
Kalarides (as Enrique Avila)
Mohsen Ben Abdallah Mohsen Ben Abdallah ...
Hassan
Mohamed Kouka Mohamed Kouka ...
Assine
Takis Emmanuel Takis Emmanuel ...
Kostos Manov (as Takis Emmanouel)
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Storyline

The Dirty Dozen meet the Stiff Upper Lip. A British Petroleum executive (Michael Caine) is assigned to work with the British Army in North Africa handling port duties for incoming fuels. This gives him the official rank of Captain in the British Army. The Colonel (Nigel Green) in charge of the Dirty Dozen is told he must have a British officer accompany his men on a dangerous mission 400 miles behind the German lines and is saddled with the Petroleum executive, who tries to argue his way out by saying that his contract states he is to only work port duties. That argument is lost on the Brigade Commander (Harry Andrews) who simply points out that the executive is wearing a British uniform. The real leader of the Dirty Dozen (Nigel Davenport), a released prisoner himself, doesn't need or want the British officer, who's supposed to be in charge, but he's promised an extra 2,000 British Pounds if he gets him back alive... Written by AzRanger {ArizonaRanger @ Hotmail . com}  

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Taglines:

Forget the medals, throw away the rule book, if you want to survive.... Play Dirty

Genres:

Adventure | Drama | War

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English | Arabic | German

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Çirkin oyun See more »

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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

André De Toth replaced René Clément. See more »

Goofs

Plot holes: The Arabs at the oasis wouldn't have needed to know the significance of a tiny necklace to realize the soldiers were English; since some of them understood or at least recognized Italian, they would have seen the "W" on the water cans. Italians would have "A" for acqua, and wouldn't be driving a US Jeep. See more »

Quotes

[Leech unexpected guns down a group of Bedouins]
Capt. Douglas: [startled but calm] What did you do that for?
Capt. Cyril Leech: I didn't like the tea.
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Connections

Referenced in Harry Saltzman: Showman (2000) See more »

Soundtracks

"You Are My Sunshine"
Lyrics and Music by Jimmie Davis (as Jimmy Davis) and Charles Mitchell See more »