Forget the medals, throw away the rule book, if you want to survive… Play Dirty
During World War II in North Africa, a group of British commandos disguised as Italian soldiers must travel behind enemy lines and destroy a vital Nazi oil depot.
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Grave, classical in form, plot-driven and earnest.
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
- unpretentiousprestige
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Cast
- Michael CaineCapt. Douglas
- Nigel DavenportCapt. Cyril Leech
- Nigel GreenCol. Masters
- Harry AndrewsBrig. Blore
- Patrick JordanMaj. Alan Watkins
- Daniel PilonCapt. Attwood (Blore's adjutant at Special Forces HQ)
- Bernard ArchardCol. Homerton
- Aly Ben AyedSadok
- Enrique ÁvilaKafkarides
- Mohsen Ben AbdallahHassan
Crew
- André de TothDirector
- Melvyn BraggScreenplay
- Lotte ColinScreenplay
- André de TothWriter
- Edward ScaifeDirector of Photography
- Michel LegrandOriginal Music Composer
- Alan OsbistonEditor
- Jack SladeEditor
- Harry SaltzmanProducer
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