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 |
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 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.