Play Dirty
1969 · Movie · R · 118 min · ★ 6.3 · 95% critics
In World War II North Africa, a British unit disguised as Italian soldiers is sent deep into enemy territory to destroy a key fuel depot. Their dangerous trek across the desert becomes a grim, tense mission shaped by mistrust, hardship, and the brutal chaos of war.
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Details
- Years
- 1969
- Release date
- 1969-01-02
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (56 votes)
About
You may like this if you want a harsh, cynical WWII desert mission with strong tension and a bleak edge, somewhat in the vein of Ice Cold in Alex; Not for you if you want heroic, uplifting war adventure.
Pros: tense desert mission; gritty anti-war tone; strong atmosphere | Cons: slow stretches; deeply unlikable crew; upsetting violence
Themes
- meditative
- awestruck
- callous
- scathing
Cast & crew
Michael Caine
as Capt. Douglas
Nigel Davenport
as Capt. Cyril Leech
Nigel Green
as Col. Masters
Harry Andrews
as Brig. Blore
Patrick Jordan
as Maj. Alan Watkins
Daniel Pilon
as Capt. Attwood (Blore's adjutant at Special Forces HQ)
Bernard Archard
as Col. Homerton
Aly Ben Ayed
as Sadok
Enrique Ávila
as Kafkarides
- MA
Mohsen Ben Abdallah
as Hassan
Directed by André de Toth