Hi all,

around 1980 I saw a movie on television here in Australia and have not seen it since nor do I know the name of it . Or even who was in it for that matter

Anyway what I remember of it was that it revolved a round a group of Allied prisoners ( and Im pretty certain it was not the Dirty Dozen). I really only recall the final scene (with maybe a barren hilly terrain as a backdrop?) where these allied cons were wearing German uniforms and were killed unawares by maybe British soldiers. The film faded out to the strains of the wartime song Lili Marlene.


I know its a long shot but does anybody know the movie I am talking about?

Although I cant recall much of it I still remember after all these years that I enjoyed it.


Any help would be great.

Thanks

I think you must mean 'Play Dirty' ( 1968 ) which starred Michael Caine, Nigel Green and Nigel Davenport.

The plot revolves around Caine - a petroleum company executive - being reluctantly 'volunteered' to accompany a LRDG/SAS-type group deep into the Western Desert to sabotage an Afrika Korps fuel dump ( which turns out to be a fake ). In the final scene, Caine and Davenport ( dressed as Germans ) are shot by an 8th Army soldier with a Sten - cue 'Lili Marlene' which is first heard earlier in the film as Davenport drives his SAS-type Jeep back to base......

The film has a very cynical tone and interestingly is based on a book by 'Zeno' who fought at Arnhem.

Nigel Davenport gives an excellent performance, though - worth watching for that alone......

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