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Also known as Amère victoire

1957 film by Nicholas Ray

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6.3

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.

Released: 1957-08-28102 minDir: Nicholas RayDrama, War

Cast

  • Richard Burton as Capt. Leith
  • Curd Jürgens as Major David Brand
  • Ruth Roman as Jane Brand
  • Christopher Lee as Sgt. Barney
  • Raymond Pellegrin as Mekrane
  • Anthony Bushell as General Paterson

Themes

  • libya
  • world war ii
  • commander
  • raid
  • desert
  • rommel
  • benghazi

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Ratings

IMDb

6.7/10

2,489 votes

Year
1957
Runtime
82 min
Genres
Drama, War

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Main subject
World War II
Director
Nicholas Ray
Screenwriter
Nicholas Ray
Producer
Paul Graetz
Narrative location
Libya
Duration
97
FilmAffinity ID
722382
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
1958-01-17
title
Bitter Victory
distributed by
Netflix
set in environment
desert
review score
7.4/10
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