Play Dirty

Jan 2, 1969

1h 58m

★ 6.2

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

Overview

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.

Genres

War

Adventure

Drama

Production Companies

Lowndes Productions Limited

United Artists

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Cast

Capt. Douglas

Michael Caine

Capt. Cyril Leech

Nigel Davenport

Col. Masters

Nigel Green

Brig. Blore

Harry Andrews

Maj. Alan Watkins

Patrick Jordan

Capt. Attwood (Blore's adjutant at Special Forces HQ)

Daniel Pilon

Col. Homerton

Bernard Archard

Sadok

Aly Ben Ayed

Kafkarides

Enrique Ávila

Hassan

Mohsen Ben Abdallah

Assine

Mohamed Kouka

Kostas Manou

Takis Emmanuel

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