Bitter Victory (1957)
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.
Director:
Nicholas Ray
Writers:
René Hardy, Nicholas Ray, Gavin Lambert.
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Richard Burton as Capt. Leith |
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Curd Jürgens as Major David Brand |
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Ruth Roman as Jane Brand |
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Christopher Lee as Sgt. Barney |
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Raymond Pellegrin as Mekrane |
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Anthony Bushell as General Paterson |
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Alfred Burke as Lt. Colonel Callander |
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Ramón de Larrocha as Lieutenant Sanders |
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Ronan O'Casey as Sergeant Dunnigan |
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Fred Matter as Oberst Lutze |
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Raoul Delfosse as Lieutenant Kassel |
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Andrew Crawford as Private Roberts |
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Nigel Green as Private Wilkins |
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Harry Landis as Private Browning |
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Christian Melsen as Private Abbot |
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Sumner Williams as Private Anderson |
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Joé Davray as Private Spicer |
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Sean Kelly as Lieutenant Barton |
| Directing | Nicholas Ray | Director |
| Production | Paul Graetz | Producer |
| Writing | René Hardy | Screenplay |
| Writing | Nicholas Ray | Screenplay |
| Writing | Gavin Lambert | Screenplay |
| Writing | René Hardy | Novel |
| Production | Robert Laffont | Executive Producer |
| Production | Janine Graetz | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Maurice Le Roux | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Michel Kelber | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Léonide Azar | Editor |
| Art | Jean d'Eaubonne | Production Design |
| Art | Jean d'Eaubonne | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | René Daudin | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Christian Ferry | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Édouard Luntz | Assistant Director |
| Production | Giorgio Riganti | Production Manager |
| Production | Paul Joly | Production Manager |
| Production | Mario Del Papa | Production Manager |
