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.

Richard Burton
as Capt. Leith

Curd Jürgens
as Major David Brand

Ruth Roman
as Jane Brand

Christopher Lee
as Sgt. Barney

Raymond Pellegrin
as Mekrane

Anthony Bushell
as General Paterson

Alfred Burke
as Lt. Colonel Callander

Ramón de Larrocha
as Lieutenant Sanders

Ronan O'Casey
as Sergeant Dunnigan

Fred Matter
as Oberst Lutze
John Chard
Deconstructing Machismo. Bitter Victory is directed by Nicholas Ray and adapted to screenplay from the novel of the same name written by Rene Hardy. It stars Richard Burton, Curd Jurgens, Ruth Roman, Raymond Pellegrin, Christopher Lee and Nigel Green. Music is by Maurice Leroux and cinematog...