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10/09/1959 War, Drama 1h 35m
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War Is Hell!

Overview

Set during the Burma Campaign of World War 2, this is the story of courage and endurance of the soldiers struggling at close quarters against the enemy. The film examines the moral dilemmas ordinary men face during war, when the definitions of acceptable military action and insupportable brutality become blurred and distorted.

  1. Val Guest

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Stanley Baker

    Captain Langford

  2. Guy Rolfe

    Padre

  3. Leo McKern

    Max

  4. Gordon Jackson

    Sgt. MacKenzie

  5. David Oxley

    Doctor

  6. Richard Pasco

    2nd Lieutenant Hastings

  7. Philip Ahn

    Yamazuki

  8. Bryan Forbes

    Dawson

  9. Wolfe Morris

    The Informer

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2015-03-28
Stunning!

"When You Go home, Tell Them Of Us And Say, For Your Tomorrow, We Gave Our Today"

There's a school of thought in film world that all war films are anti-war films, some, however, are the definition of such and are cream of the crop. Yesterday's Enemy is one such picture.

Out of Hammer Films, it's directed by Val Guest and written by Peter R. Newman. It stars Stanley Baker, Gordon Jackson, Guy Rolfe, Leo McKern and Philip Ahn. Story has the surviving members of a British Army Brigade holing up in a Burmese jungle village, where Captain Langford (Baker) happens upon a map that ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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