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28/08/1957 Drama, War 1h 42m
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THE DESERT COMMANDO RAID THEY WIPED OFF THE RECORD BOOKS!

Overview

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.

  1. Nicholas Ray

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Richard Burton

    Capt. Leith

  2. Curd Jürgens

    Major David Brand

  3. Ruth Roman

    Jane Brand

  4. Christopher Lee

    Sgt. Barney

  5. Raymond Pellegrin

    Mekrane

  6. Anthony Bushell

    General Paterson

  7. Alfred Burke

    Lt. Colonel Callander

  8. Ramón de Larrocha

    Lieutenant Sanders

  9. Ronan O'Casey

    Sergeant Dunnigan

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2013-12-14
Deconstructing Machismo.



Bitter Victory is directed by Nicholas Ray and adapted to screenplay from the novel of the same name written by Rene Hardy. It stars Richard Burton, Curd Jurgens, Ruth Roman, Raymond Pellegrin, Christopher Lee and Nigel Green. Music is by Maurice Leroux and cinematography by Michel Kelber.



It’s a film that has proved most divisive over the years, where some have seen fit to devote in depth studies to it, others have bitingly dismissed it as a stretch to far in pretentious posturing. Personally I found it rather dull, a dreary trudge through the World ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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