Summary
Bitter Victory is a French-American war film first released in 1957,
directed by Nicholas Ray.
The film stars Richard Burton, Curd Jürgens, Ruth Roman, Raymond Pellegrin and Anthony Bushell.
It has also been released under the title: Amère victoire.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Nicholas Ray
- Script: Paul Gallico, René Hardy, Gavin Lambert, Vladimir Pozner, Nicholas Ray
- Photo: Michel Kelber
- Music: Maurice Leroux
- Cast: Richard Burton (Capt. Leith), Curd Jürgens (Maj. Brand), Ruth Roman (Jane Brand), Raymond Pellegrin (Mekrane), Anthony Bushell (Gen. Patterson), Alfred Burke (Lt. Col. Callander), Sean Kelly (Lt. Barton), Ramón de Larrocha (Lt. Sanders), Christopher Lee (Sgt. Barney), Ronan O’Casey (Sgt. Dunnigan), Fred Matter (Col. Lutze), Raoul Delfosse (Lt. Kassel), Andrew Crawford (Roberts), Nigel Green (Pvt. Wilkins), Harry Landis (Browning), Christian Melsen (Pvt. Abbot), Sumner Williams (Anderson), Joé Davray (Pvt. Spicer)
- Country: France / USA
- Language: English / German
- Runtime: 82 min
- Aka: Amère victoire; Bitter Victory
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