Bitter Victory

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1958-03-01

Languages:

English, German, Arabic

Countries:

France, USA

Runtime:

82 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

(1126 Reviews)

Director:

Nicholas Ray

Genres:

Drama War

Cast:

Richard Burton Curd Jèrgens Ruth Roman Raymond Pellegrin

Writer:

Renè Hardy (screenplay)

Nicholas Ray (screenplay)

Gavin Lambert (screenplay)

Renè Hardy (from Mr. Hardy's novel)

Paul Gallico (additional dialogue)

Fullplot:

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 Leith and his beautiful wife Jane 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 it's toll on the men. It also results in only one of the two senior officers surviving.

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