Bitter Victory (1957)

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Country: France, USA
Genres: Drama, War
Release: 1958-03-01
Director: Nicholas Ray
Writers: René Hardy , Nicholas Ray , Gavin Lambert , Paul Gallico
Language: English | German | Arabic
Stars: Richard Burton , Curd Jürgens , Ruth Roman , Raymond Pellegrin , Anthony Bushell , Alfred Burke , Sean Kelly , Ramón de Larrocha , Christopher Lee , Ronan O’Casey
Runtime: 82 min
Awards: 1 nomination
AKA: Amère Victoire (subtitle Bitter Victory) (United Kingdom) , Gorka pobeda (Serbia) , Bitter seger (Sweden) , Amère victoire (Canada) , Katkera voitto (Finland) , Gorka pobeda , Bitter Victory , Amargo Triunfo (Argentina) , Amère victoire (France, French Republic) , にがい勝利 (Japan) , Bitter seier (Norway) , Горчива победа (Bulgaria) , Bitter Victory (Canada) , Amargo Triunfo (Brazil) , Pikri niki (Greece) , Горькая победа , Amarga victoria (Spain) , Bitter sejr (Denmark) , Acı zafer (Turkey) , Vittoria amara (Italy) , Victoria amarga (Spain) , Bitter war der Sieg , Amargo triunfo (Uruguay, Eastern Republic of) , Bitter war der Sieg (Austria) , Gorzkie zwycięstwo (Poland) , Bitter Victory (United States of America) , Cruel Vitória (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Victorie amara (Romania)
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.
IMDB:tt0050126