Movie
King and Country
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1964-09-05
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Genres
- War, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- BHE Films, American International Pictures, Allied Artists
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Dirk Bogarde as Capt. Hargreaves
- Tom Courtenay as Pvt. Arthur Hamp
- Leo McKern as Capt. O'Sullivan
- Peter Copley as Colonel
- Barry Foster as Lt. Webb
- Barry Justice as Lt. Prescott
- James Villiers as Capt. Midgley
- Jeremy Spenser as Pvt. Sparrow
- Vivian Matalon as Padre
- Keith Buckley as Corporal of Guard
- James Hunter as Pvt. Sykes
- Jonah Seymour as Cpl. Hamilton
Crew
- Joseph Losey - Director
- J.L. Hodson - Writer
- A.E. Housman - Writer
- Dirk Bogarde - Writer
- Evan Jones - Screenplay
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