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64% Critic Match
Bitter Victory
“THE DESERT COMMANDO RAID THEY WIPED OFF THE RECORD BOOKS!”
6.4 / 10• 1957• 1h 42m•NR• English
DramaWar
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Richard Burton
Capt. Leith
Lead
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
Rd
Ramón de Larrocha
Lieutenant Sanders
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Nicholas Ray's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Bitter Victory is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
