King and Country
19641ч 25мин7+
(63)
"Go ahead... kill him - you're the only friend he has!"
During World War I, Army Private Arthur James Hamp is accused of desertion during battle. The officer assigned to defend him at his court-martial, Captain Hargreaves, finds out there is more to the case than meets the eye.
Director:Joseph Losey
Details
Basic Info
StatusReleased
Release DateSeptember 5, 1964
Age Rating7+
Original Languageen
Statistics
Vote Count63
Popularity2
Languages
English
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Production Companies
BHE Films
American International Pictures
Allied Artists
Crew
Writers
J.L. Hodson
A.E. Housman
Dirk Bogarde
Producers
Norman Priggen
Joseph Losey
Composer
Larry Adler
Cinematography
Denys N. Coop
Editor
Reginald Mills
Keywords
based on novel or bookworld war idesertionbritish armydutymilitary courtmoral conflictbased on play or musicalvolunteerbotched executioncourt martialfiring squadhorrors of war1910swar traumatrench warfarebattlefield traumashell shocked soldiertraumatized mandefense lawyerbritish injusticedeserterpsychological breakdown
Cast
Dirk Bogarde
Capt. Hargreaves
Tom Courtenay
Pvt. Arthur Hamp
Leo McKern
Capt. O'Sullivan
Peter Copley
Colonel
Barry Foster
Lt. Webb
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Barry Justice
Lt. Prescott
James Villiers
Capt. Midgley
Jeremy Spenser
Pvt. Sparrow
Vivian Matalon
Padre
Keith Buckley
Corporal of Guard
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James Hunter
Pvt. Sykes
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Jonah Seymour
Cpl. Hamilton
