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WWII Action/Drama about a 'Dirty Dozen-type unit operating behind enemy lines in North Africa..
A British Petroleum executive (Michael Caine - Zulu, The Italian Job; Sleuth; Educating Rita; Harry Brown) is assigned to work with the British Army handling port duties for incoming fuels. This gives him the official rank of Captain in the British Army. The Colonel (Nigel Green - Zulu; The Ipcress File) in charge of the unit is told he must have a British officer accompany his men on a dangerous mission 400 miles behind the German lines and is saddled with the Petroleum executive, who tries to argue his way out by saying that his contract states he is to only work port duties. That argument is lost on the Brigade Commander (Harry Andrews - Ice Cold in Alex; The Hill)) who simply points out that the executive is wearing a British uniform. The real leader of the Dirty Dozen (Nigel Davenport - A Man for All Seasons; The Royal Hunt of the Sun; No Blade of Grass), a released prisoner himself, doesn't need or want the British officer, who's supposed to be in charge, but he's promised an extra 2,000 British Pounds if he gets him back alive.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I suspect the review with the title ' please release me dated 19 April 2003 ' was in relation to the VHS Tape version and not the DVD.
Let me be very Clear - I am writing about the DVD ' Play Dirty REGION 1 NTSC ASIN: B000MTFFRM ' .
DVD Release Date: 24 th of April 2007.
For some unknown reason the outer box shows the Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
but the DVD has the the Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Although it does not mention this on the box this has to be a digital remaster
as you would not believe the Film was released in 1968.
its as crystal clear as you can get .
Its as good as a PAL Version { except the PAL Version may be on the deleted list }
I bought my ' new ' copy from Amazon UK Marketplace for the huge sum of £ 5 { including postage }
Michael Caine at his best
Let me be very Clear - I am writing about the DVD ' Play Dirty REGION 1 NTSC ASIN: B000MTFFRM ' .
DVD Release Date: 24 th of April 2007.
For some unknown reason the outer box shows the Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
but the DVD has the the Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Although it does not mention this on the box this has to be a digital remaster
as you would not believe the Film was released in 1968.
its as crystal clear as you can get .
Its as good as a PAL Version { except the PAL Version may be on the deleted list }
I bought my ' new ' copy from Amazon UK Marketplace for the huge sum of £ 5 { including postage }
Michael Caine at his best
23 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
I study this website praying for this film to be released on DVD I have worn out so many copies of this film on tape.
Why? well to be honest its not the best of war films and Michael Caine plays a part not unlike his character in 'Zulu' and the idea of having convicted criminals sent on a suicide mission in the desert to destroy a fuel dump has been done before (although the 'Dirty Dozen' was never a patch on this copy)
So why do I like this film? well simply because it is so dead pan
from start to finish (especially the finish) Michael Caine is the only one to show emotion and yet his band of thugs just laugh at him every step of the way, he wants to get the job done and they could'nt care less. And thats the whole attitude from the characters in the film to the people making the film everything appears to be so casual and laid back with an 'I dont care attitude' almost as if they are making it up as they go along.
I bet they started filming before they new how it would end and this surprisingly reflects well in the film.
Caine cant be bothered reporting to his superior officers he is to busy playing chess, Nigel Green cant be bothered to report to his superior officer either and finally turns up in front of his desk wearing a cardigan and sandals!
The soldiers cant be bothered with the mission, they cant be bothered unloading the lorries, they cant be bothered burying their dead comrades, they cant be bothered taking prisoners, they cant be bothered if the suns out and they even cant be bothered raising their arms in surrender.
One of the best scenes in the film is when Caine is introduced to his new team of villains and a run down of their crimes is fairly amusing and you actually think from the look of the actors that they are quite capable of commiting these crimes.
If you like Kellys Heroes, Too Late the Hero,The Dirty Dozen and all the other films of this kind then this will be one for you although be warned its no 'Private Ryan'.
Why? well to be honest its not the best of war films and Michael Caine plays a part not unlike his character in 'Zulu' and the idea of having convicted criminals sent on a suicide mission in the desert to destroy a fuel dump has been done before (although the 'Dirty Dozen' was never a patch on this copy)
So why do I like this film? well simply because it is so dead pan
from start to finish (especially the finish) Michael Caine is the only one to show emotion and yet his band of thugs just laugh at him every step of the way, he wants to get the job done and they could'nt care less. And thats the whole attitude from the characters in the film to the people making the film everything appears to be so casual and laid back with an 'I dont care attitude' almost as if they are making it up as they go along.
I bet they started filming before they new how it would end and this surprisingly reflects well in the film.
Caine cant be bothered reporting to his superior officers he is to busy playing chess, Nigel Green cant be bothered to report to his superior officer either and finally turns up in front of his desk wearing a cardigan and sandals!
The soldiers cant be bothered with the mission, they cant be bothered unloading the lorries, they cant be bothered burying their dead comrades, they cant be bothered taking prisoners, they cant be bothered if the suns out and they even cant be bothered raising their arms in surrender.
One of the best scenes in the film is when Caine is introduced to his new team of villains and a run down of their crimes is fairly amusing and you actually think from the look of the actors that they are quite capable of commiting these crimes.
If you like Kellys Heroes, Too Late the Hero,The Dirty Dozen and all the other films of this kind then this will be one for you although be warned its no 'Private Ryan'.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape|Amazon Verified Purchase
A good 1960's war film which is realistic and not far-fetched and soppy like the American rubbish we see on our screens these days. If you like this video you will also want see Michael Caine in TOBRUK, which follows exactly the same theme. This is exactly the sort of film my father would have liked: He fought in Libya and in Abyssinia, and would have loved to watch this kind of film, had he still been alive. My only wish is to have a CD version of this good film. I've moved with the times. I tend to use CDs' more than Videos these days.
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Before I bought this DVD, I did not know that DVD's were different for different regions of the world. As a result, I bought a product that I can not play. Read more
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Never heard of it before? Well there is a reason.
Quite in the same line as the Dirty Dozen and Kelly's Heroes I was surprised never to have heard about this film and seeing that it had great reviews I bought a copy. Read more
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