Play Dirty
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"Play Dirty" is a 1969 British war film set in North Africa during World War II, known for its gritty realism and cynical take on commando missions behind enemy lines.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Play Dirty canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7025046 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Play Dirty Context triple: [André De Toth, notableWork, Play Dirty]
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A.
Dirty Hands, Dirty Face
"Dirty Hands, Dirty Face" is a popular song from the late 1920s best known for its emotional performance by Al Jolson in the pioneering sound film *The Jazz Singer*.
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B.
Dirty Fingers
Dirty Fingers is a hard rock/blues album by Irish guitarist Gary Moore, known for its raw sound and energetic guitar work.
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C.
Something Dirty/Pic Got Us
"Something Dirty/Pic Got Us" is a song by the American glam metal band Poison, featured on one of their later releases.
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D.
Dirty Laundry
Dirty Laundry is a film directed by American filmmaker Phil Joanou.
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E.
Dirty Laundry
"Dirty Laundry" is a 1982 satirical rock song by Don Henley that criticizes sensationalist and unethical practices in television news media.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Play Dirty Target entity description: "Play Dirty" is a 1969 British war film set in North Africa during World War II, known for its gritty realism and cynical take on commando missions behind enemy lines.
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A.
Dirty Hands, Dirty Face
"Dirty Hands, Dirty Face" is a popular song from the late 1920s best known for its emotional performance by Al Jolson in the pioneering sound film *The Jazz Singer*.
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B.
Dirty Fingers
Dirty Fingers is a hard rock/blues album by Irish guitarist Gary Moore, known for its raw sound and energetic guitar work.
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C.
Something Dirty/Pic Got Us
"Something Dirty/Pic Got Us" is a song by the American glam metal band Poison, featured on one of their later releases.
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D.
Dirty Laundry
Dirty Laundry is a film directed by American filmmaker Phil Joanou.
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E.
Dirty Laundry
"Dirty Laundry" is a 1982 satirical rock song by Don Henley that criticizes sensationalist and unethical practices in television news media.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | an original screenplay ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Edward Scaife NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Lalo Schifrin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictDepicted | Allied–Axis conflict in North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts | North African Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | André De Toth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | United Artists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Thelma Connell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | color ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ war film ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | Play Dirty! (some markets) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Captain Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
expendability of soldiers
ⓘ
greed and survival ⓘ moral ambiguity in war ⓘ |
| narrativeTone |
anti-heroic
ⓘ
cynical ⓘ |
| notableFor |
cynical portrayal of war
ⓘ
gritty realism ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A British officer leads a motley group of misfits on a dangerous commando mission behind enemy lines in the North African desert. ⓘ |
| portraysCharacter |
Michael Caine as Captain Douglas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nigel Davenport as Captain Cyril Leech NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Harry Saltzman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Palomar Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 118 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Lalo Schifrin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Melvyn Bragg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Daniel Pilon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harry Andrews NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Caine NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigel Davenport NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigel Green NERFINISHED ⓘ Patrick Jordan NERFINISHED ⓘ Patrick Magee NERFINISHED ⓘ Vivian Pickles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| warTheaterDepicted | Western Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Play Dirty Description of subject: "Play Dirty" is a 1969 British war film set in North Africa during World War II, known for its gritty realism and cynical take on commando missions behind enemy lines.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.