King and Country
"Go ahead... kill him - you're the only friend he has!"
1964-09-05
7.1
en 85mWarDrama
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.
Writer
J.L. Hodson
Director
Joseph Losey
Original Music Composer
Larry Adler
Editor
Reginald Mills
Art Direction
Peter Mullins
Producer
Norman Priggen
based on novel or book world war i desertion british army duty military court moral conflict based on play or musical volunteer botched execution court martial firing squad horrors of war 1910s war trauma trench warfare battlefield trauma shell shocked soldier traumatized man defense lawyer british injustice deserter psychological breakdown
Status
ReleasedCountries
- United Kingdom
Companies
- BHE Films
- American International Pictures
- Allied Artists
