Average Rating: 7.8/10
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Fresh: 6 | Rotten: 0
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Release Date: Nov 30, 1965 Limited
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King and Country was adapted by Evan Jones from John Wilson's play Hamp. Misfit World War I British soldier Tom Courtenay, on trial for desertion, is defended by martinet officer Dirk Bogarde. Disgusted by the assignment, Bogarde wearily asks the dullwitted Courtenay the reasons for his actions. Courtenay replies that, after being the sole survivor of a battle and discovering that his wife had been cheating on him while he was serving his country, he didn't see any purpose in going on; thus, he
Nov 30, 1965 Limited
Oct 3, 2000
Allied Artists Pictures
All Critics (6) | Fresh (6) | Rotten (0) | DVD (2)
Tense, downbeat, class-conscious antiwar drama.
Losey overcomes the script's soapbox aspirations with his crisp direction.
Losey creates a chilling sense of mood with nothing more than horrifying still images of a war-torn landscape.
Netflix carries this - I just watched it on TCM. A great film, very much a"filmed play", not long, just an hour and a half.
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