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 ⓘ