Bitter Victory

"THE DESERT COMMANDO RAID THEY WIPED OFF THE RECORD BOOKS!"

Mar 1 1958 Approved 1h 42m
Drama, War

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.

Plot

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

Written by

René Hardy, Nicholas Ray, Gavin Lambert

Directed by

Nicholas Ray

Cast

Richard Burton, Curd Jürgens, Ruth Roman

Crew

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Production Countries

France, United States of America

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures, Transcontinental Films, Robert Laffont Productions

Languages

English, Deutsch

Awards

1 nomination

Trailers
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Scores
# of Votes
2,375
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
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