From: Mark B. Anderson (mark@aasurplus.ca)
Date: Tue Jun 20 2006 - 16:42:00 PDT
ok history lesson...
Rommels tank crews does anyone know where they were taken to POW camps?
well 450 of them were taken to within 50 miles of me in Manitoba Canada...
e-mail me if you would like more information...
Regards,
Mark Anderson
----- Original Message -----
From: "Glen Closson" <glen_closson@earthlink.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 5:59 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Thanks to all that answered my movie question...
> It's for sale on VHS or DVD
> http://www.learmedia.ca/product_info.php/products_id/1420
> (This place has all sorts of hard-to-find movies)
>
> Play Dirty - 1968 - Michael Caine, Nigel Davenport, Nigel Green, Harry
> Andrews $25.99US
> DVD or VHS
>
> The prime objective for the Allies in World War II was to stop Rommel's
> faster-than-light sweep across North Africa. Colonel masters of the
> British Army is the head of a group of mercenaries charged with stopping
> the Desert Fox by depriving his tanks of gasoline.
>
> After many unsuccessful attempts, the unit of ex-convicts is given one
> last chance to make good. Their target: a German oil dump on the North
> African coast. Determined to reach and destroy the fuel oasis are Captain
> Douglas, Masters' second-in command, and Cyril leech, the acknowledged
> leader of the criminal Dirty Dozen. The animosity they feel toward each
> other explodes into accusation and antagonism when they both learn that
> their objective has been a booby-trapped decoy.
>
> As Field-Marshal Montgomery's advancing Eighth Army cuts off their escape
> route, Douglas and Leech, the remaining survivors of a double-cross
> ambush, have no other recourse than to play dirty...
>
> Directed by
> André De Toth
>
> Writing credits
> Melvyn Bragg
> Lotte Colin
>
> Cast (in credits order)verified as complete
> Michael Caine .... Capt. Douglas
> Nigel Davenport .... Capt. Cyril Leech
> Nigel Green .... Col. Masters
> Harry Andrews .... Brig. Blore
> Patrick Jordan .... Maj. Alan Watkins
> Daniel Pilon .... Capt. Allwood (Blore's adjutant at Special Forces HQ)
> Martin Burland .... Dead Officer
> George McKeenan .... Corporal at Quayside
> Bridget Espeet .... Ann
> Bernard Archard .... Col. Homerton
> Aly Ben Ayed .... Sadok
> Enrique Ávila .... Kalarides (as Enrique Avila)
> Mohsen Ben Abdallah .... Hassan
> Mohamed Kouka .... Assine
> Takis Emmanuel .... Kostos Manov
> Scott Miller .... Boudesh
> Michael Stevens .... Capt. Johnson
> Anthony Stamboulieh .... Barman in Arab Bar
> Jose Halufi .... Arab
> Vivian Pickles .... German Nurse
> Stanley Caine .... German Officer
> Jeremy Child .... 2nd Lieutenant
> Dennis Brennan .... Corporal
> rest of cast listed alphabetically:
> Rafael Albaicín .... Chief Arab at Oasis
>
>
> Runtime: USA:117 min
> Country: UK
> Language: English / Arabic / German
> Color: Color (DeLuxe)
> Sound Mix: Mono (Westrex Recording System)
> Certification: Finland:K-16 / Norway:16 / Sweden:15 / UK:AA / USA:M
> (original rating) / USA:PG
>
>
> Glen See ya in Dayton!
>
> -----Original Message-----
>>From: Greg Trent <czechsix@cox.net>
>>Sent: Jun 20, 2006 6:37 PM
>>To: Military Vehicles Mailing List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>>Subject: [MV] Thanks to all that answered my movie question...
>>
>>Talked it over with my buddies, and it was definitely "Play Dirty".
>>Unfortunately not available on DVD, but hopefully one of these days it
>>will
>>be.
>>
>>Some of those other movies sound interesting too, I'll have to look them
>>up.
>>
>>Thanks guys!
>>
>>Greg
>>
>>
>>
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>
> Regards,
>
> Glen
>
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