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UNITED STATES · 1957

Bitter Victory

Nicholas Ray
military duty romantic rivalry past conflicts resurface wartime psychology marital infidelity
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Synopsis

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.

Year1957
CountryUnited States
DirectorNicholas Ray
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