King & Country
1964 · Movie · PG · 85 min · ★ 7.2 · 85% critics
In the mud and fear of World War I trenches, a young soldier is put on trial for leaving the battlefield. The officer assigned to defend him begins to question whether duty, justice, and human endurance can fit inside military rules.
Also known as King and Country
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Details
- Original title
- King and Country
- Years
- 1964
- Release date
- 1964-09-05
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Critic score
- 85/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (63 votes)
About
You’ll like this if you want a serious, emotionally heavy wartime court drama about conscience and class; Not for you if you prefer action, uplift, or lighter war stories.
Pros: strong performances; grim anti-war impact; oppressive trench atmosphere | Cons: very bleak tone; stage-like feel; limited action
Themes
- 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
- +11 more
Cast & crew
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
- BJ
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
Directed by Joseph Losey