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Play Dirty | {{Infobox Movie|{{PAGENAME}} | ||
|name = Play Dirty | |||
|picture = Play dirty.jpg | |||
|caption = ''Movie poster'' | |||
|country = [[Image:UKD.jpg|25px]] UK | |||
|director = André De Toth | |||
|date= 1969 | |||
|language = English<br>Arabic<br>German | |||
|studio=Lowndes Productions Limited | |||
|distributor=United Artists | |||
|character1=Capt. Douglas | |||
|actor1=[[Michael Caine]] | |||
|character2=Capt. Cyril Leech | |||
|actor2=[[Nigel Davenport]] | |||
|character3=Col. Masters | |||
|actor3=[[Nigel Green]] | |||
|character4=Maj. Alan Watkins | |||
|actor4=[[Patrick Jordan]] | |||
|character5=Kalarides | |||
|actor5=[[Enrique Ávila]] | |||
|character6=Hassan | |||
|actor6=[[Mohsen Ben Abdallah]] | |||
|character7=Sadok | |||
|actor7=[[Aly Ben Ayed]] | |||
|character8=Kostos Manov | |||
|actor8=[[Takis Emmanuel]] | |||
|character9=Boudesh | |||
|actor9=[[Scott Miller]] | |||
|character10=Capt. Johnson | |||
|actor10=[[Michael Stevens]] | |||
}} | |||
'''''Play Dirty''''' is a 1969 British World War II film starring [[Michael Caine]] and [[Nigel Davenport]], directed by André de Toth, whose previous film credits mainly included crime films and westerns. This is appropriate, and this film is a little of both, featuring a former petroleum engineer (Caine) leading a rag-tag band of murderers, terrorists and rapists sent behind enemy lines in North Africa to blow up a German fuel depot. The movie was partially filmed in the Spanish province of Almería, which explains some of the weapons found in the film, as well as why some locations may appear familiar, since parts of ''[[Lawrence of Arabia]]'', ''[[Patton]]'', and [[Sergio Leone]]'s ''[[A Fistful of Dollars|Man with No Name]]'' trilogy were filmed there as well. The ending may be unusual for a war movie, but its nihilism fits in well with the rest of the film. | |||
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[[Image: | =Handguns= | ||
==Llama II== | |||
Captain Douglas ([[Michael Caine]]) has a [[Llama II]] as his sidearm. Whether he carries it as his normal sidearm or due to his disguise is unknown. Captain Leech ([[Nigel Davenport]]) temporarily takes it away from him during the ambush. | |||
[[Image:Llama-Model-II.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Llama II - .380 ACP. Courtesy of Carbines for Collectors. Used with kind permission.]] | |||
[[File:PlayDirty_M1911_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Captain Douglas cocks his pistol. Notice the lack of a grip safety and the contours on the grip.]] | |||
[[File:PlayDirty_M1911_02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Captain Douglas' pistol in Captain Leech's belt.]] | |||
== | ==Webley Mk IV== | ||
Hassan ([[Mohsen Ben Abdallah]]) uses a [[Webley Mk IV]]. | |||
[[Image:Webley-MK-4.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Webley Mk.IV WW2 British Army version chambered for .38 S&W]] | |||
[[File:PlayDirty_Webley_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hassan takes aim with his Webley.]] | |||
[[File:PlayDirty_Webley_02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | |||
[[File:PlayDirty_Webley_03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | |||
=Submachine Guns= | |||
==Star Model Z45== | |||
The members of the unit ([[Michael Caine]], [[Nigel Davenport]], [[Aly Ben Ayed]], [[Enrique Ávila]], [[Takis Emmanuel]] and [[Scott Miller]]) are armed with Spanish [[Star Model Z45]] submachine guns. They are used when they are disguised as Germans soldiers as well as Italian soldiers. This is an anachronism, as these guns weren't produced until 1945. In a continuity error, some of them turn into [[MP40]]'s towards the end of the film. | |||
[[Image:STAR Z45.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Star Model Z-45 folding stock - 9x23mm]] | |||
[[File:PlayDirty_Z45_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Captain Leech reloads. Noticed the "jungle-clipped" magazines.]] | |||
[[File:PlayDirty_Z45_02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Captain Douglas shows the group how serious he is.]] | |||
[[File:PlayDirty_Z45_03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|One of the group fires during the attack on the faux oil depot.]] | |||
[[File:PlayDirty_Z45_04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Captain Douglas with a Z-45. In the previous scene and in the following scene, he has a MP40.]] | |||
==MP40== | |||
[[MP40]]s are used by German soldiers throughout the film. In a continuity error, the Star Model Z45's in the film turn into MP40's towards the end. | |||
[[Image:MP40Side.jpg|thumb|none|350px|MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm]] | |||
[[File:PlayDirty_MP40_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Captain Douglas with his MP40.]] | |||
[[File:PlayDirty_MP40_02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The business end of a German MP40.]] | |||
[[File:PlayDirty_MP40_03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Germans fire upon Douglas' group.]] | |||
[[File:PlayDirty_MP40_04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Captain Leech's MP40 after the attack.]] | |||
==Sten Mk II== | |||
[[Sten Mk II]] submachine guns are by British soldiers throughout the film. | |||
[[Image:Unitsten2.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Sten Mk II (Canadian) Submachine gun - 9x19mm]] | |||
[[File:PlayDirty_Sten_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A German soldier salvages a Sten from the dead British after an ambush. This one has the wire stock.]] | |||
=Rifles= | |||
==M43 Spanish Mauser== | |||
[[Mauser_Rifle_Series#M43_Spanish_Mauser|M43 Spanish Mausers]] are carried by Hassan ([[Mohsen Ben Abdallah]]) and Assine ([[Mohamed Kouka]]) as well as German soldiers. | |||
[[Image:Mauser_m43.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Spanish Mauser M43 - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | |||
[[File:PlayDirty_Mauser_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|One of the nomads reaches for his Mauser.]] | |||
[[File:PlayDirty_Mauser_02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Germans search the British dead. Notice the straight bolt handle.]] | |||
[[File:PlayDirty_Mauser_03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|One of the guides with his Mauser.]] | |||
[[File:PlayDirty_Mauser_04.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A closeup of the Mauser's receiver.]] | |||
==Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I== | |||
[[Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I]] rifles are carried by British soldiers in the film. | |||
[[Image:LeeEnfield4Rifle.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I - .303 British]] | |||
[[File:PlayDirty_SMLE_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A British soldier with his Enfield in the jeep.]] | |||
=Machine Guns= | |||
==Vickers MK1 Machine Gun== | |||
[[Vickers#Vickers_MK1_Machine_Gun|Vickers MK1 machine guns]] are mounted on the jeeps of Colonel Master's irregular unit and also Major Watkins' unit. | |||
[[Image:VickersMk1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Vickers Mk1 Machine Gun]] | |||
[[File:PlayDirty_Vickers_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Vickers on Captain Leech's jeep.]] | |||
[[File:PlayDirty_Vickers_02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | |||
[[File:PlayDirty_Vickers_03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | |||
==Lewis Gun== | ==Lewis Gun== | ||
[[Lewis Gun]]s are seen mounted on Captain Leech's jeep at the beginning of the film and also trucks from Watkin's commando unit. | |||
[[Image:Lewis gun.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Lewis gun - .303 British]] | |||
[[File:PlayDirty_Lewis_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Lewis on the back of Captain Leech's jeep.]] | |||
[[File:PlayDirty_Lewis_02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | |||
==MG34== | ==MG34== | ||
[[MG34]]'s are seen mounted on both Master's unit vehicles and also on German half tracks. | [[MG34]]'s are seen mounted on both Master's unit vehicles and also on German half tracks. | ||
[[Image:Mg-34.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MG34 7.92x57mm Mauser with front and rear sights folded down.]] | |||
[[File:PlayDirty_MG34_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The MG34 on the team's jeep.]] | |||
[[File:PlayDirty_MG34_02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Germans prepare for the ambush.]] | |||
[[File:PlayDirty_MG34_03.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Germans load the MG34.]] | |||
==MG42== | |||
German troops use [[MG42]]s during the ambush. | |||
[[Image:MG42.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MG42 Machine Gun - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | |||
[[File:PlayDirty_MG42_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An MG42 before the ambush.]] | |||
== | ==Vickers K machine gun== | ||
Two [[Vickers K]] medium machine guns are seen twin mounted on Watkin's Jeep. | |||
[[Image:Vickersk.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Vickers K Machine Gun - .303 British]] | |||
[[File:PlayDirty_VickersK_02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Twin Vickers K machine guns on the front of the jeep.]] | |||
[[File:PlayDirty_VickersK_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | |||
==Bergmann MG 15nA machine gun== | |||
One of the gun trucks has [[Bergmann MG 15nA]] machine gun mounted on it. The Bergmann MG 15nA machine gun is not to be confused with the [[MG15 machine gun]] which is completely different. | |||
[[File:Bergmannmg15.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Bergmann MG 15nA - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | |||
[[File:PlayDirty_MG_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The MG mounted on the driver's side.]] | |||
[[File:PlayDirty_MG_02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another view.]] | |||
=Other= | |||
==Mills Bomb== | |||
Captain Leech carries [[Mills Bomb]]s in his belt, even when disguised as a German. | |||
[[Image:Mills_Bomb_SGM-1.jpg|thumb|none|200px|Mills Bomb High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade.]] | |||
[[File:PlayDirty_Mills_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | |||
== | ==81mm Valero Modelo 1933 Mortar == | ||
The Germans use a [[Valero M1933 Mortar]] during the ambush. | |||
[[File:Valero-M33-81mm-Spanish-mortar.jpg|400px|thumb|none|Spanish Valero M1933 mortar - 81mm]] | |||
[[File:PlayDirty_mortar_01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | |||
[[File:PlayDirty_mortar_02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | |||
[[Category:Movie]] | |||
[[Category:War]] | |||
[[Category:British Produced/Filmed]] | |||
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Play Dirty is a 1969 British World War II film starring Michael Caine and Nigel Davenport, directed by André de Toth, whose previous film credits mainly included crime films and westerns. This is appropriate, and this film is a little of both, featuring a former petroleum engineer (Caine) leading a rag-tag band of murderers, terrorists and rapists sent behind enemy lines in North Africa to blow up a German fuel depot. The movie was partially filmed in the Spanish province of Almería, which explains some of the weapons found in the film, as well as why some locations may appear familiar, since parts of Lawrence of Arabia, Patton, and Sergio Leone's Man with No Name trilogy were filmed there as well. The ending may be unusual for a war movie, but its nihilism fits in well with the rest of the film.
The following weapons were used in the film Play Dirty:
Handguns
Llama II
Captain Douglas (Michael Caine) has a Llama II as his sidearm. Whether he carries it as his normal sidearm or due to his disguise is unknown. Captain Leech (Nigel Davenport) temporarily takes it away from him during the ambush.
Webley Mk IV
Hassan (Mohsen Ben Abdallah) uses a Webley Mk IV.
Submachine Guns
Star Model Z45
The members of the unit (Michael Caine, Nigel Davenport, Aly Ben Ayed, Enrique Ávila, Takis Emmanuel and Scott Miller) are armed with Spanish Star Model Z45 submachine guns. They are used when they are disguised as Germans soldiers as well as Italian soldiers. This is an anachronism, as these guns weren't produced until 1945. In a continuity error, some of them turn into MP40's towards the end of the film.
MP40
MP40s are used by German soldiers throughout the film. In a continuity error, the Star Model Z45's in the film turn into MP40's towards the end.
Sten Mk II
Sten Mk II submachine guns are by British soldiers throughout the film.
Rifles
M43 Spanish Mauser
M43 Spanish Mausers are carried by Hassan (Mohsen Ben Abdallah) and Assine (Mohamed Kouka) as well as German soldiers.
Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I
Lee-Enfield No. 4 Mk I rifles are carried by British soldiers in the film.
Machine Guns
Vickers MK1 Machine Gun
Vickers MK1 machine guns are mounted on the jeeps of Colonel Master's irregular unit and also Major Watkins' unit.
Lewis Gun
Lewis Guns are seen mounted on Captain Leech's jeep at the beginning of the film and also trucks from Watkin's commando unit.
MG34
MG34's are seen mounted on both Master's unit vehicles and also on German half tracks.
MG42
German troops use MG42s during the ambush.
Vickers K machine gun
Two Vickers K medium machine guns are seen twin mounted on Watkin's Jeep.
Bergmann MG 15nA machine gun
One of the gun trucks has Bergmann MG 15nA machine gun mounted on it. The Bergmann MG 15nA machine gun is not to be confused with the MG15 machine gun which is completely different.
Other
Mills Bomb
Captain Leech carries Mills Bombs in his belt, even when disguised as a German.
81mm Valero Modelo 1933 Mortar
The Germans use a Valero M1933 Mortar during the ambush.
