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Bitter Victory

THE DESERT COMMANDO RAID THEY WIPED OFF THE RECORD BOOKS!

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.

1h 42m1957TMDb 6.4

DramaWar

English

Crew and Cast

Nicholas RayNicholas RayDirectorRichard BurtonRichard BurtonCapt. LeithCurd JürgensCurd JürgensMajor David BrandRuth RomanRuth RomanJane BrandChristopher LeeChristopher LeeSgt. BarneyRaymond PellegrinRaymond PellegrinMekraneAnthony BushellAnthony BushellGeneral PatersonAlfred BurkeAlfred BurkeLt. Colonel Callander
Ramón de LarrochaLieutenant SandersRonan O'CaseyRonan O'CaseySergeant Dunnigan
Fred MatterOberst LutzeRaoul DelfosseRaoul DelfosseLieutenant KasselAndrew CrawfordAndrew CrawfordPrivate RobertsNigel GreenNigel GreenPrivate WilkinsHarry LandisHarry LandisPrivate Browning
Christian MelsenPrivate Abbot
Sumner WilliamsPrivate AndersonJoé DavrayJoé DavrayPrivate Spicer
Sean KellyLieutenant Barton

Storyline

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.

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Info

Status
Released
Released
28 August 1957
Runtime
1h 42m
TMDB score
6.4 / 10 (55 votes)

Production

Director
Nicholas Ray
Writers
René Hardy, Nicholas Ray, Gavin Lambert
Studios
Robert Laffont Productions, Transcontinental Films, Columbia Pictures
Countries
France, United States of America

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
German, English, Arabic