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Bitter Victory (French title Amère victoire) is a 1957 Franco-American international co-production film, shot in CinemaScope and directed by Nicholas Ray. Set in World War II, it stars Richard Burton and Curt Jürgens as two British Army officers sent out on a commando raid in North Africa.
A British commander leads a raid on German headquarters in North Africa, but his cowardice and infidelity undermine his men's trust. IMDb provides cast, crew, reviews, trivia, awards, and more for this 1957 film directed by Nicholas Ray.
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- Drama, War
- Nicholas Ray
- 1958-03
Directed by Nicholas Ray with Richard Burton, Curd Jürgens, Ruth Roman and Raymond Pellegrin.Bitter Victory DVD : https://amzn.to/3VN2s0wBitter Victory Blu-r...
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Bitter Victory. Inexperienced Major leads the British Desert Commandos on an unsuccessful mission to obtain important secret German army papers at General Rommel's fortress in 1942. He is given a medal he knows he did not earn. Curt Jurgens is Maj. Brand, Richard Burton as Capt. Leith, and Ruth Roman as Mrs. Brand. IMDb 6.7 1 h 42 min 1958. 13+.
Bitter Victory. British Capt. Leith (Richard Burton) knows the Libyan Desert like the back of his hand, but Maj. Brand (Curt Jurgens), who's unfamiliar with the terrain, is chosen to lead a ...
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- Richard Burton
- Nicholas Ray
- War
A World War II commander jeopardizes his mission to endanger a colleague involved with his wife.
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A British commander leads a raid on Rommel's headquarters in North Africa, but fails and loses his men's respect. He also learns that his wife and his second-in-command had an affair before the war.
