Bitter Victory
1957 · Movie · 101 min. · United States
Director Nicholas Ray's acclaimed mix of war drama and character study stars Richard Burton as a WWII British army officer sent to North Africa to help major Curt Jurgens and his men execute a raid on Rommel's Libyan headquarters. Complicating matters is the fact that Burton had an affair with Jurgens' wife.
Direction Nicholas Ray
Cast Richard Burton · Curd Jürgens · Ruth Roman · Raymond Pellegrin · Anthony Bushell · Alfred Burke · Sean Kelly · Ramón de Larrocha · Christopher Lee · Ronan O'Casey · Raoul Delfosse · Andrew Crawford · Nigel Green
Soundtrack Maurice Leroux
Screenplay René Hardy · Nicholas Ray · Gavin Lambert
Cinematography Michel Kelber
Original title Bitter Victory
6.7
533 votes (FilmAffinity)
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