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Michael Caine (Actor), Nigel Davenport (Actor), André De Toth (Director) Rated: Suitable for 15 years and over Format: DVD
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  • Actors: Michael Caine, Nigel Davenport, Nigel Green
  • Directors: André De Toth
  • Format: PAL
  • Language: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: 101 Films
  • DVD Release Date: 17 Nov. 2014
  • Run Time: 113 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (60 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00IYTT4JW
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Captain Douglas (Michael Caine) is the British army leader who is ordered to lead a band of mercenaries into the desert; their mission is to knock out an enemy fuel reserve. The inexperienced captain contends with a veteran Colonel (Nigel Green) who is enamoured with using old history books to fight modern battles. Cyril Leech (Nigel Davenport) is the experienced mercenary hired by Brigadier Blore (Harry Andrews) to help guide Douglas and his group through the dangerous plot.

Leech and Douglas have differences of opinion on how to successfully carry out the mission. As if the trouble with the Nazis wasn't enough, Brigadier Blore sells them out by tipping off the enemy through a spy. Douglas and the few men he

has left must survive the sweltering heat and the enemy gunfire in order to insure their survival.

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1.0 out of 5 starsGreat film, awful quality version
By Harlequin on 18 Jan. 2011
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Play Dirty is a superb film. It builds slowly but with wit and intrigue and has a number of fine action scenes. Great script (by Melvyn Bragg), stylishly-directed, strong performances from all involved, especially the two rivalrous officers, principled amateur Michael Caine and treacherous professional Nigel Davenport, and their superior Nigel Green (Major Dalby from the Ipcress file). They are aided on their mission to blow up Rommel's fuel supplies by an unsavoury assortment of criminals. Sounds a bit like the Dirty Dozen? In some superficial ways, but the feel and mood of this is quite different - darker, more cynical than that of the earlier (and, of course, classic) film. The criminals here don't have the bold characters of the Dirty Dozen but they have a quiet power, menace and strangeness. Play Dirty also has one of the best and most surprising endings to any film, especially any war film.

Unfortunately Insomnia's version of this film is of quite abysmal quality, possibly the worst DVD I have ever seen in this respect. The picture looks very much like a bad DVD mastering of a poor quality VHS. MGM's excellent VHS version of this film is available, so the lack of digital remastering is not the problem. The packaging too looks cheap and amateurish and has the feel of having been put together in someone's bedroom. I am very surprised that a film which is in the US owned by MGM is being released in Britain in such a dreadful version by an unheard of film company. This is very shoddy and disappointing product, and I cannot recommend it to anyone.
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5.0 out of 5 starsSkulduggery behind the lines
By Alan Robert Lancaster on 3 Nov. 2013
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The gang's all here! Michael Caine plays a callow WWII army captain seconded to a raid on a German fuel dump far behind their lines on the strength of snaps taken by tribesmen on their way through Libya. Nigel Green is the major in charge of a rough, tough bunch of criminals who use their talents to further British Intelligence on Rommel's Afrika Korps. Harry Andrews is the ruthless Colonel who threatens Green with disbanding his unit unless they achieve results. In their guise as Italians Caine, Green and Co sally into the desert on a mission that goes awry as soon as they make contact with local German-friendly tribesmen...
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4.0 out of 5 starsMichael Caine's most underrated film
By Mr G on 16 Mar. 2013
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A terrific though largely forgotten war adventure which brims with wonderfully understated, dry, British humour throughout and an ending with such a savage twist it'll make your jaw drop.
Michael Caine and Nigel Davenport are excellent as the hapless officer assigned to lead a bunch of misfits on a suicide mission, and the renegade who undermines him at every turn.
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5.0 out of 5 starsMichael Caine at his best
By brian from london on 16 April 2007
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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
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5.0 out of 5 starsplease release me
By A Customer on 19 April 2003
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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.Read more ›
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