Synopsis
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.
Key facts
Cast
Richard Burton, Curd Jürgens, Ruth Roman, Christopher Lee, Raymond Pellegrin, Anthony Bushell, Alfred Burke, Ramón de Larrocha
Original language
German
First release
August 28, 1957 (Italy)
Setting
Libya
Crew
Screenplay
Gavin Lambert, Nicholas Ray, René Hardy
Producer
Paul Graetz
Cinematography
Michel Kelber
Editing
Léonide Azar
Music
Maurice Le Roux
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Locarno International Film Festival 2006 generic
- International Film Festival Rotterdam 1991 generic
- Venice Film Festival 1957 generic
Titles
| Original title | Amère Victoire | |
| Alternate title | Bitter Victory |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Italy | August 28, 1957 |
| Theatrical | France | November 20, 1957 |
| Theatrical | Germany | January 17, 1958 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | January 25, 1958 |
| Theatrical | United States | March 3, 1958 |
| Classification | Germany | 16 |
Versions & editions
| Home video | Netherlands | April 5, 2007 |
Full credits
| Director | Nicholas Ray |
| Cast | Richard Burton (Capt. Leith), 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), Ramón de Larrocha (Lieutenant Sanders), Ronan O'Casey (Sergeant Dunnigan), Fred Matter (Oberst Lutze), Raoul Delfosse (Lieutenant Kassel), Andrew Crawford (Private Roberts), Nigel Green (Private Wilkins), Harry Landis (Private Browning), Christian Melsen (Private Abbot), Sumner Williams (Private Anderson), Joé Davray (Private Spicer), Sean Kelly (Lieutenant Barton) |
| Screenplay | Gavin Lambert, Nicholas Ray, René Hardy |
| Producer | Paul Graetz |
| Executive producer | Janine Graetz, Robert Laffont |
| Cinematography | Michel Kelber |
| Editing | Léonide Azar |
| Music | Maurice Le Roux |
| Production design | Jean d'Eaubonne |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
