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Bitter Victory(1957)
Status: Released
Date: 1957-08-28
63%
53 Votes
Time: 1h 42m
THE DESERT COMMANDO RAID THEY WIPED OFF THE RECORD BOOKS!
Overview:
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.
Languages: German, English, Arabic.
Countries:
France,
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Robert Laffont Productions
Transcontinental Films
Movie: Bitter Victory
Top 10 Billed Cast
Richard Burton
Capt. Leith
Curd Jürgens
Major David Brand
Ruth Roman
Jane Brand
Christopher Lee
Sgt. Barney
Raymond Pellegrin
Mekrane
Anthony Bushell
General Paterson
Alfred Burke
Lt. Colonel Callander
Ronan O'Casey
Sergeant Dunnigan
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