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King & Country

Year:

1965

Duration:

Canada:88 min | USA:86 min | Argentina:89 min

Genres:

Drama | War

IMDB rate:

7.6

Director:

Joseph Losey

Awards:

Nominated for 4 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations

Details

Country: UK

Release Date: 1965-11-30

Filming Locations: Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK

Cast

Actor

Character

Jeremy Spenser

Dirk Bogarde

Captain Hargreaves

Tom Courtenay

Private Arthur James Hamp

Leo McKern

Captain O'Sullivan

Barry Foster

Lieutenant Webb

Peter Copley

Colonel

James Villiers

Captain Midgley

Barry Justice

Lieutenant Prescott

Vivian Matalon

Padre

Keith Buckley

Corporal of Guard

James Hunter

Private Sykes

Jonah Seymour

Corporal Hamilton

Larry Taylor

Sergeant Major

David Cook

Private Wilson

Richard Arthure

Guard

Raymond Brody

1st Soldier

Terry Palmer

2nd Soldier

Dan Cornwall

3rd Soldier

Derek Partridge

Captain Court Martial

Brian Tipping

Lieutenant Court Martial

Did you know?

Trivia

The film frequently shows photographs of war dead. These are genuine and came from the archives at London's Imperial War Museum.

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The poem - "There's a porpoise close behind me and he's treading on my tail" - that Dirk Bogarde quotes and his CO finished, is from 'The Lobster Quadrille' by Lewis Carroll.

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Richard Moore was offered a role in this but was not free most of the dates.

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Goofs

Equipment shadow visible next to the door as the camera pulls back from the colonel's office after having received the messenger's dispatch.

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I would doubt very much that an officer would use a pistol shot to the mouth, particularly brutal if the condemned man has survived the firing squad and is aware as in this case.

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Quotes

Captain Midgley: A proper court is concerned with law. It's a bit amateur to plead for justice.

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