Bitter Victory

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Bitter Victory is a 1957 World War II drama film, directed by Nicholas Ray, about a tense and morally ambiguous commando mission in North Africa.

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instanceOf World War II film
drama film
film
war film
artDirectionBy Willy Holt
basedOn novel by René Hardy
blackAndWhite true
cinematographyBy Michel Kelber
competitionSection Venice Film Festival main competition
conflictDepicted Western Desert Campaign
countryOfOrigin France
United Kingdom
director Nicholas Ray
distributor Columbia Pictures
editedBy Lila Presilla
era 1950s cinema
filmLocation Cyrenaica
Libya
genre psychological drama
war drama
hasAlternativeVersion shorter U.S. cut
hasCharacter Captain Jimmy Leith
Jane Brand
Major David Brand
musicBy Maurice Leroux NERFINISHED
narrativeFocus commando raid behind enemy lines
notableFor Nicholas Ray’s distinctive visual style
existential treatment of war
originalLanguage English
premiereEvent 1957 Venice Film Festival
producer Paul Graetz
productionCompany Transcontinental Films
releaseYear 1957
runtime approximately 102 minutes
screenwriter Gavin Lambert
Nicholas Ray
setting North Africa
starring Anthony Bushell
Christopher Lee
Curt Jürgens
Nigel Green
Raymond Pellegrin NERFINISHED
Richard Burton
Ruth Roman
theme cowardice and courage
moral ambiguity in war
rivalry between officers
timePeriod World War II

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Curt Jürgens notableWork Bitter Victory
Curd Jürgens notableWork Bitter Victory
Curd Jürgens appearedIn Bitter Victory
Bitter Victory (1957 film) title Bitter Victory