Bitter Victory

1957 · directed by Nicholas Ray

Rating

71/100

Hit

no

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.

Bitter Victory (1957), directed by Nicholas Ray, rates 71/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Richard Burton
• Curd Jürgens
• Ruth Roman
• Christopher Lee
• Raymond Pellegrin
• Anthony Bushell
• Alfred Burke
• Ramón de Larrocha
• Ronan O'Casey
• Fred Matter

Crew

• Michel Kelber — Director of Photography
• Léonide Azar — Editor
• Maurice Le Roux — Original Music Composer
• Gavin Lambert — Screenplay
• Nicholas Ray — Screenplay
• René Hardy — Screenplay

More from Nicholas Ray

1. In a Lonely Place (1950) — 85/100 · hit
2. The Lusty Men (1952) — 82/100 · hit
3. Rebel Without a Cause (1955) — 81/100 · hit
4. Bigger Than Life (1956) — 80/100 · hit
5. Johnny Guitar (1954) — 80/100 · hit
6. They Live by Night (1949) — 78/100

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