| Uniform Title |
Bitter victory (Motion picture : 1957) |
| Title |
Bitter victory. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Umbrella Entertainment, ©2022. |
| ©1957 |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (102 minutes) : sound, black & white ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Umbrella Entertainment : DAVID4670 |
| Originally released as a motion picture in 1957. |
| Based on the novel Amère victoire by René Hardy. |
| A Franco-American international co-production. |
| "30 men... 100 miles behind enemy lines" -- Cover. |
| Credits |
Directed by Nicholas Ray. Executive Producer on location Janine Graetz. |
| Performers |
Richard Burton, Curt Jurgens, Ruth Roman, Raymond Pellegrin. |
| Summary |
Captain Leith and Major Brand are a pair of British Army officers assigned to execute a daring commando raid on the Libyan stronghold of General Rommel. Once the mission is underway, Leith must save the day when Brand's cowardice is revealed, thus putting the mission and the lives of the men in jeopardy. As they struggle through the wastes of the Sahara we learn who will live, who will die and what is the price of glory. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : M. |
| System details |
DVD video, Dolby Audio 2.0 Dual mono, Region 4, NTSC, Widescreen 16:9 ; 2.35:1. |
| Language note |
English. Subtitles: English HOD. |
| Subjects |
Hardy, René, -- 1911-1987 -- Film adaptations |
| World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Africa, North -- Drama |
| Soldiers -- Great Britain -- Drama |
| Commando operations -- Drama |
| Cowardice -- Drama |
| Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Drama |
| Feature films -- United States |
| Motion pictures, American |
| Sahara -- Drama |
| Genre |
War films |
| Historical films |
| Action and adventure films |
| Film adaptations |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
| Other Names |
Ray, Nicholas, 1911-1979 director. |
| Graetz, Janine producer. |
| Burton, Richard, 1925-1984 actor. |
| Jürgens, Curd, 1915-1982 actor. |
| Roman, Ruth, 1922-1999 actor. |
| Pellegrin, Raymond, 1925-2007 actor. |
| Hardy, René, 1911-1987. Amère victoire Motion picture adaptation of (work): |
| Series |
Combat classics |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
Broader Subject References:
Authors:
- Burton, Richard, 1925-1984 .
- Graetz, Janine .
- Hardy, René, 1911-1987. Amère victoire .
- Jürgens, Curd, 1915-1982 .
- Pellegrin, Raymond, 1925-2007 .
- Ray, Nicholas, 1911-1979 .
- Roman, Ruth, 1922-1999 .
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