Bitter Victory
Released
August 28, 1957
Runtime: 1h 42m
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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Cast & Crew
Richard Burton
Capt. Leith
Curd Jürgens
Major David Brand
Ruth Roman
Jane Brand
Christopher Lee
Sgt. Barney
Raymond Pellegrin
Mekrane
Anthony Bushell
General Paterson
Alfred Burke
Lt. Colonel Callander
- RL
Ramón de Larrocha
Lieutenant Sanders
Ronan O'Casey
Sergeant Dunnigan
- FM
Fred Matter
Oberst Lutze
Raoul Delfosse
Lieutenant Kassel
Andrew Crawford
Private Roberts
Nigel Green
Private Wilkins
Harry Landis
Private Browning
- CM
Christian Melsen
Private Abbot
- SW
Sumner Williams
Private Anderson
Joé Davray
Private Spicer
- SK
Sean Kelly
Lieutenant Barton
Nicholas Ray
Director
- RH
René Hardy
Screenplay
Nicholas Ray
Screenplay
- GL
Gavin Lambert
Screenplay
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