Play Dirty (1969) starring Michael Caine - 10/17/17

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The 1969 war action film Play Dirty finally arrives on Blu-ray in the U.S. on October 17, 2017, from Twilight Time. This will be a limited edition of 3000 copies. This British production follows in the traditions of late 1960s-early 1970s WWII commando movies such as The Dirty Dozen (to which it is often compared), Where Eagles Dare, and Too Late the Hero.

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

Plot Summary (revised by me) from IMDb....... During the Desert War in North Africa, a group of British ex-convict commandos disguised as Italian soldiers must travel 400 miles behind Rommel's lines to destroy a vital German oil depot. Accompanying them is a representative of Anglo-Iranian Oil, played by Michael Caine, who is now a captain in the British Army. During their trek through German territory they encounter enemies and obstacles that must be conquered, and plot twists at the end of the film will hold the viewer's interest.

Directed by noted noir, western, and horror veteran Andre De Toth (House of Wax, Day of the Outlaw, Pitfall, Hidden Fear, and many more)

Starring:

• Michael Caine (Zulu, Alfie, The Italian Job, Get Carter, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Dressed to Kill, The Harry Palmer film series......and dozens more)

• Nigel Davenport (A Man for All Seasons, Chariots of Fire, Phase IV, Sands of the Kalahari, Mary Queen of Scots)

Play Dirty also stars a host of familiar British character actors from the 1950s-1980s including:

• Nigel Green (Hercules in Jason and the Argonauts, Colour Sgt. Bourne in Zulu, and other notable roles in Countess Dracula, The Ruling Class, The Ipcress File)

• Harry Andrews (one of the most recognized actors in cinema by face if not by name, who played memorable characters in many films including Moby Dick, Too Late the Hero, Ice Cold in Alex, 55 Days at Peking, The Agony and the Ecstasy, What the Peeper Saw, Theatre of Blood, The Battle of Britain)

Music by Michel Legrand (whose memorable film scores include The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, The Young Girls of Rochefort, Ice Station Zebra, The Other Side of Midnight)