Bitter Victory (1957)
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During the second world war, two British officers, Brand and Leith, who have never seen combat, are assigned a vital mission. Their relationship and the operation are complicated by the arrival of Brand's wife, who had a tryst with Leith years earlier.
- Date of release
- 1957-08-28
- TMDB
- 6.4 / 10 (55)
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Genres
- Drama, War
- Director
- Nicholas Ray
Casting
- Richard Burton — Capt. Leith
- Curd Jürgens — Major David Brand
- Ruth Roman — Jane Brand
- Christopher Lee — Sgt. Barney
- Raymond Pellegrin — Mekrane
- Anthony Bushell — General Paterson
- Alfred Burke — Lt. Colonel Callander
- Ramón de Larrocha — Lieutenant Sanders
- Ronan O'Casey — Sergeant Dunnigan
- Fred Matter — Oberst Lutze
- Raoul Delfosse — Lieutenant Kassel
- Andrew Crawford — Private Roberts
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