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Bitter Victory

A Commander receives a citation for an attack on General Erwin Rommel's headquarters, which is actually undeserved, as the Commander is unfit for his job. On top of that, unbeknownst to him, his wife is having an affair with one of h

Director

Nicholas Ray

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Genre

Box Office

N/A

Production

Robert Laffont Productions,Transcontinental Films,Columbia Pictures

Awards

1 nomination

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Captain Leith

Major Brand

Jane Brand

Mekrane

Raymond Pellegrin

General Paterson

Anthony Bushell

Lt. Colonel Callander

Lieutenant Barton

Lieutenant Sanders

Ramón de Larrocha

Sergeant Barney

Christopher Lee

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Oberst Lutze

Lieutenant Kassel

Private Roberts

Andrew Crawford

Private Wilkins

Private Browning

Private Abbot

Christian Melsen

Private Anderson

Sumner Williams

Private Spicer

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Capt. Leith Captain Leith Major Brand Sergeant Barney General Paterson Jane Brand

Have some more information
as soon as I know myself, alright? - Bitter Victory

Have some more information as soon as I know myself, alright...

- You're late Wilkins, where have you been?
- Talking to the Major. - Bitter Victory

- You're late Wilkins, where have you been? - Talking t...

Hello Leith. - Bitter Victory

- Major Brand sir. - Yes?

MI5 says there aren't any POW cages in
Benghazi, they're all 200 miles to the south. - Bitter Victory

MI5 says there aren't any POW cages in Benghazi, they&#...

Hello Leith, come on.
I want you to meet my wife. - Bitter Victory

Hello Leith, come on. I want you to meet my wife.

What about the war - Bitter Victory

What about the war

- To us Jane.
- To us. - Bitter Victory

- To us Jane. - To us.

- Did you cure the General's insomnia?
- Beg your pardon? - Bitter Victory

- Did you cure the General's insomnia? - Beg your pardo...

- Sorry about what?
- Leith, no manners at all, famous for it. - Bitter Victory

- Sorry about what? - Leith, no manners at all, famous for i...

I'm sorry Jane, I
didn't care so much, I wouldn't... - Bitter Victory

I'm sorry Jane, I didn't care so much, I wouldn�...

- You want something?
- The General wants to see you. - Bitter Victory

- You want something? - The General wants to see you.

Alright gentlemen, I've decided
you're both indispensable. - Bitter Victory

Alright gentlemen, I've decided you're both indisp...

I need not remind you that you'll be
entirely responsible for the lives of 30 men. - Bitter Victory

I need not remind you that you'll be entirely responsib...

Sorry fellas, you can't go out tonight. - Bitter Victory

Sorry fellas, you can't go out tonight.

What if he doesn't come back - Bitter Victory

What if he doesn't come back

Barton, he's early. - Bitter Victory

Barton, he's early.

Give us a touch lovely. - Bitter Victory

Give us a touch lovely.

Wilkie's won the war - Bitter Victory

Wilkie's won the war

- Wilkie is won the war.
- So crime doesn't pay, hey? - Bitter Victory

- Wilkie is won the war. - So crime doesn't pay, hey?

Assemble the others Leith, I've got them. - Bitter Victory

Assemble the others Leith, I've got them.

Glad to see you sir Mr.Barton left a few
minutes ago, he's just ahead at rendezvous.. - Bitter Victory

Glad to see you sir Mr.Barton left a few minutes ago, he...

Are you insinuating that
I was afraid? Well, I wasn't. - Bitter Victory

Are you insinuating that I was afraid? Well, I wasn't.

Alright. - Bitter Victory

Good work Barton. - Bitter Victory

Good work Barton.

You hang on there
Browning, you'll be alright. - Bitter Victory

You hang on there Browning, you'll be alright.

What are we going to do
about the two wounded men sir? - Bitter Victory

What are we going to do about the two wounded men sir?

Anything I can do for you?
You'd you like a cigarette? - Bitter Victory

Anything I can do for you? You'd you like a cigarette?

Easy, easy, try to take it easy. - Bitter Victory

Easy, easy, try to take it easy.

I'd like to stay here with you sir, if I may. - Bitter Victory

I'd like to stay here with you sir, if I may.

- Alright Jackie, I'll take that.
- I can manage. - Bitter Victory

- Alright Jackie, I'll take that. - I can manage.

We were so happy before the war. - Bitter Victory

We were so happy before the war.

Hurry up. - Bitter Victory

Let me down, damn it, you're hurting me.
You coward, leave me alone. - Bitter Victory

Let me down, damn it, you're hurting me. You coward, le...

I kill the living and I save the dead. - Bitter Victory

I kill the living and I save the dead.

I kill the living - Bitter Victory

I kill the living

It's written for everyone
to die, it makes no difference. - Bitter Victory

It's written for everyone to die, it makes no differenc...

Get up. - Bitter Victory

Death for death,
I'll take this one, it's quicker. - Bitter Victory

Death for death, I'll take this one, it's quicker.

- He's right off his rocker.
- He's gone barmy, nutty as a fruitcake. - Bitter Victory

- He's right off his rocker. - He's gone barmy, nu...

Alright, let's take a look at that leg now. - Bitter Victory

Alright, let's take a look at that leg now.

- Up here sir.
- Fall in the men. - Bitter Victory

- Up here sir. - Fall in the men.

- Sergeant.
- Yes? - Bitter Victory

- Sergeant. - Yes?

- Tired Sergeant?
- I'll be alright for another five days sir. - Bitter Victory

- Tired Sergeant? - I'll be alright for another five da...

Evans. - Bitter Victory

I suppose there was nothing else
to do, about the wounded I mean. - Bitter Victory

I suppose there was nothing else to do, about the wounded I ...

- How many others?
- The entire party. - Bitter Victory

- How many others? - The entire party.

Berber I think Tenth century - Bitter Victory

Berber I think Tenth century

I hadn't thought about it - Bitter Victory

I hadn't thought about it

This water is not poisoned. - Bitter Victory

This water is not poisoned.

You were afraid to kill with your bare hands - Bitter Victory

You were afraid to kill with your bare hands

That's what makes a soldier and destroys you as a man - Bitter Victory

That's what makes a soldier and destroys you as a man

War is not murder - Bitter Victory

War is not murder

Are you trying to goad me into killing you - Bitter Victory

Are you trying to goad me into killing you

Nice work, eh Brand? Approved killing from an approved dista...

- What's the matter sir?
- Scorpion, kill it, kill it. - Bitter Victory

- What's the matter sir? - Scorpion, kill it, kill it.

- Blimey, a gent with guts.
- Knock it off. - Bitter Victory

- Blimey, a gent with guts. - Knock it off.

- There's nothing in the kit for this?
- It wasn't foreseen in regulations. - Bitter Victory

- There's nothing in the kit for this? - It wasn't...

Ammonia, I should've thought of that. Finest
medicine chest in the desert is a camel. - Bitter Victory

Ammonia, I should've thought of that. Finest medicine c...

Pity about the camel.
Might've saved one of us, mightn't it Major? - Bitter Victory

Pity about the camel. Might've saved one of us, mightn&...

Now we have to go on. - Bitter Victory

Now we have to go on.

- Barton, fall in the men.
- Yes sir. - Bitter Victory

- Barton, fall in the men. - Yes sir.

- I'll give you a hand.
- Alright. - Bitter Victory

- I'll give you a hand. - Alright.

- Captain isn't look too good, does he?
- No, he doesn't, poor devil. - Bitter Victory

- Captain isn't look too good, does he? - No, he doesn&...

I'm afraid Capt. Leith is pretty bad sir. - Bitter Victory

I'm afraid Capt. Leith is pretty bad sir.

I'm sorry James... - Bitter Victory

I'm sorry James...

Yes sir. - Bitter Victory

- Any message?
- Tell her she was right and I was wrong. - Bitter Victory

- Any message? - Tell her she was right and I was wrong.

If you haven't got the courage to kill me - Bitter Victory

If you haven't got the courage to kill me

- Barton Barney, come on.
- Sir. - Bitter Victory

- Barton Barney, come on. - Sir.

Sir. - Bitter Victory

Hello Brand, I'm glad to see you got back.

David, I'm glad to see you back.
Well done. Splendid, splendid show. - Bitter Victory

David, I'm glad to see you back. Well done. Splendid, s...

- Start on these right away, will you?
- Yes sir. - Bitter Victory

- Start on these right away, will you? - Yes sir.

May I ask your permission
to leave for a few minutes sir? - Bitter Victory

May I ask your permission to leave for a few minutes sir?

I suppose you'd like to
know what happened to Leith. - Bitter Victory

I suppose you'd like to know what happened to Leith.

The men think I killed him. - Bitter Victory

The men think I killed him.

Just before the ghibli
struck us, he was saying... - Bitter Victory

Just before the ghibli struck us, he was saying...

Those would've been my last words too. - Bitter Victory

Those would've been my last words too.

Here comes the old man. - Bitter Victory

Here comes the old man.

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A Commander receives a citation for an attack on General Erwin Rommel's headquarters, which is actually undeserved, as the Commander is unfit for his job. On top of that, unbeknownst to him, his wife is having an affair with one of h

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Director: Nicholas Ray

Writer: René Hardy, Nicholas Ray, Gavin Lambert

Production: Robert Laffont Productions,Transcontinental Films,Columbia Pictures

Genre: drama, war

Year: 1957

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.7

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 01 Mar 1958

Awards: 1 nomination

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