Bitter Victory
E1000836
Bitter Victory is a 1957 World War II drama film, directed by Nicholas Ray, about a tense and morally ambiguous commando mission in North Africa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bitter Victory canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ film ⓘ war film ⓘ |
| artDirectionBy | Willy Holt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | novel by René Hardy ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Michel Kelber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionSection | Venice Film Festival main competition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictDepicted | Western Desert Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
France
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Nicholas Ray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Lila Presilla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1950s cinema ⓘ |
| filmLocation |
Cyrenaica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Libya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
psychological drama
ⓘ
war drama ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeVersion | shorter U.S. cut ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Captain Jimmy Leith
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jane Brand NERFINISHED ⓘ Major David Brand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Maurice Leroux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | commando raid behind enemy lines ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Nicholas Ray’s distinctive visual style
ⓘ
existential treatment of war ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| premiereEvent | 1957 Venice Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Paul Graetz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Transcontinental Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1957 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 102 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Gavin Lambert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nicholas Ray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Anthony Bushell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Christopher Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ Curt Jürgens NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigel Green NERFINISHED ⓘ Raymond Pellegrin NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Burton NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruth Roman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
cowardice and courage
ⓘ
moral ambiguity in war ⓘ rivalry between officers ⓘ |
| timePeriod | World War II ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.