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.

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Play Dirty canonical 5
Play Dirty! (some markets) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
basedOn an original screenplay
cinematographer Edward Scaife
composer Lalo Schifrin
conflictDepicted Allied–Axis conflict in North Africa
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
depicts North African Campaign
director André De Toth
distributor United Artists
editor Thelma Connell
filmFormat color
genre adventure film
drama film
war film
hasAlternativeTitle Play Dirty! (some markets)
linked to: Play Dirty
hasMainCharacter Captain Douglas
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
Nigel Davenport as Captain Cyril Leech
producer Harry Saltzman
productionCompany Palomar Pictures
releaseDecade 1960s
releaseYear 1969
runtimeMinutes 118
screenwriter Lalo Schifrin
Melvyn Bragg
settingLocation North Africa
settingPeriod World War II
starring Daniel Pilon
Harry Andrews
Michael Caine
Nigel Davenport
Nigel Green
Patrick Jordan
Patrick Magee
Vivian Pickles
warTheaterDepicted Western Desert

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André De Toth notableWork Play Dirty
André De Toth directorOf Play Dirty
Nigel Davenport notableWork Play Dirty
André De Toth notableWork Play Dirty
Play Dirty hasAlternativeTitle Play Dirty! (some markets)
linked to: Play Dirty
Nigel Davenport notableWork Play Dirty
subject linked to: Arthur Nigel