# Mercenarios sin gloria (1969)

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**Original title**: *Play Dirty*
**Runtime**: 118 min
**Genres**: War, Adventure, Drama
**Directed by**: André de Toth
**Written by**: Melvyn Bragg, André de Toth, Lotte Colin
**Starring**: Michael Caine, Nigel Davenport, Nigel Green, Harry Andrews, Patrick Jordan, Daniel Pilon

> *Forget the medals, throw away the rule book, if you want to survive… Play Dirty*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

You lead a team of British commandos in North Africa, but then enemy lines blur and a vital target emerges. Director André de Toth leaves you with war's gritty reality.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, raw

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