Bitter Victory
“THE DESERT COMMANDO RAID THEY WIPED OFF THE RECORD BOOKS!”
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.
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Cast
18 people
Richard Burton
Capt. Leith
Known for
Where Eagles Dare
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Curd Jürgens
Major David Brand
Known for
The Spy Who Loved Me
The Enemy Below
Ruth Roman
Jane Brand
Known for
Strangers on a Train
The Far Country
Christopher Lee
Sgt. Barney
Known for
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Raymond Pellegrin
Mekrane
Known for
Le Deuxième Souffle
The Knock Out Cop
Anthony Bushell
General Paterson
Known for
A Night to Remember
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Alfred Burke
Lt. Colonel Callander
Known for
Children of the Damned
The Nanny
Ramón de Larrocha
Lieutenant Sanders
Also in
Sexy al neon
Magic concert
Ronan O'Casey
Sergeant Dunnigan
Known for
1984
Fred Matter
Oberst Lutze
No other roles listed
Raoul Delfosse
Lieutenant Kassel
Known for
French Connection II
The Trial
Andrew Crawford
Private Roberts
Also in
The Last of the Mohicans
The Shadow of the Cat
Nicholas Ray Director · René Hardy Screenplay Gavin Lambert Screenplay
United States release March 3, 1958 · Produced in France, United States · Languages Arabic, English, German
Production
Robert Laffont Productions
Production
Transcontinental Films
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production · Studio
France · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Arabic · English · German
Release dates
Italy · August 28, 1957
Limited theatrical · Venice Film Festival
United States · March 3, 1958
Theatrical
France
November 20, 1957 · Theatrical
Germany
January 17, 1958 · Theatrical
Netherlands
April 5, 2007 · Physical · DVD
United Kingdom
January 25, 1958 · Theatrical
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