Bitter Victory (1957)

Bitter Victory (1957) (Blu-Ray) (*)

$22.99

Screened, competed or awarded at:
Venice Film Festival

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
French ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
98 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Featurette
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Remastered

Movie filmed in 1957 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Nicholas Ray

Written By:
René Hardy
Nicholas Ray
Gavin Lambert

Paul Gallico
Vladimir Pozner

Actors:
Richard Burton ..... Captain Leith
Curd Jürgens ..... Major Brand
Ruth Roman ..... Jane Brand
Raymond Pellegrin ..... Mekrane
Anthony Bushell ..... General Paterson
Alfred Burke ..... Lt. Colonel Callander
Sean Kelly ..... Lieutenant Barton
Ramón de Larrocha ..... Lieutenant Sanders
Christopher Lee ..... Sergeant Barney
Ronan O'Casey ..... Sergeant Dunnigan
Fred Matter ..... Oberst Lutze
Raoul Delfosse ..... Lieutenant Kassel
Andrew Crawford ..... Private Roberts
Nigel Green ..... Private Wilkins
Harry Landis ..... Private Browning
Christian Melsen ..... Private Abbot
Sumner Williams ..... Private Anderson
Joé Davray ..... Private Spicer

Synopsis:

In North Africa during World War II, Major David Brand is assigned to lead a British commando raid into German-held Benghazi to retrieve whatever documents they can lay their hands on at the German headquarters. His number two will be Capt. Jimmy Leith who speaks Arabic fluently and knows Benghazi well. Brand also learns that his beautiful wife Jane and Leith were lovers before the war, creating tension between the two. Brand is untested in battle and freezes at a critical moment, losing the respect of his men. After the raid, the trek back is arduous and takes its toll on the men. It also results in only one of the two senior officers surviving.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 30 January, 2019.

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