Play Dirty (1968) |
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| Director(s) | Andre De Toth |
| Producer(s) | Harry Saltzman |
| Top Genres | Action, Drama, War |
| Top Topics | World War II |
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Michael Caine(as Capt. Douglas)
Play Dirty
Released
1968
Play Dirty
Released
1968
Michael Caine
(as Capt. Douglas)
Harry Andrews(as Brig. Blore)
Play Dirty
Released
1968
Play Dirty
Released
1968
Harry Andrews
(as Brig. Blore)
Bernard Archard(as Col. Homerton)
Play Dirty
Released
1968
Play Dirty
Released
1968
Bernard Archard
(as Col. Homerton)
Play Dirty Overview:
Play Dirty (1968) was a War - Action Film directed by Andre De Toth and produced by Harry Saltzman.
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Play Dirty Quotes:
[Leech unexpected guns down a group of Bedouins]
Capt. Douglas: [startled but calm] What did you do that for?
Capt. Cyril Leech: I didn't like the tea.
See More Quotes from Play DirtyCapt. Douglas: [startled but calm] What did you do that for?
Capt. Cyril Leech: I didn't like the tea.
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Nigel Davenport was originally cast as "Colonel Masters", but the sudden dismissal of Richard Harris led to his being promoted to the larger role of "Cyril Leech". His original role was taken over by Nigel Green.
Final credited official film of director André De Toth.
Nigel Davenport was first cast in a key supporting role, but upgraded to the second lead when Richard Harris was fired.
According to Nigel Davenport the reason Richard Harris was fired because he refused a military style haircut for the role of a British army officer.
This movie is considered a "Dirty Dozen" influenced picture. Both movies' story-lines involve convicts going on a World War II deadly mission. This film even uses the word "Dirty" in its title like The Dirty Dozen. Interestingly, this movie's cinematographer Edward Scaife was also the D.O.P. on The Dirty Dozen.