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Overview
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Writers:
J.L. Hodson (story)
Evan Jones (screenplay)
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Release Date:
30 November 1965 (USA) more
Plot:
During World War I, an army private is accused of desertion during battle. The officer assigned to defend him at his court-martial finds out there is more to the case than meets the eye. | add synopsis
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Nominated for 4 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination more
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Court marshal for desertion during WW I of a soldier suffering from battle fatigue. more (5 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Dirk Bogarde | ... | Capt. Hargreaves |
 | Tom Courtenay | ... | Pvt. Arthur Hamp |
| Leo McKern | ... | Capt. O'Sullivan |
| Barry Foster | ... | Lt. Webb |
| Peter Copley | ... | Colonel |
| James Villiers | ... | Capt. Midgley |
| Jeremy Spenser | ... | Pvt. Sparrow (as Jeremy Spencer) |
| Barry Justice | ... | Lt. Prescott |
| Vivian Matalon | ... | Padre |
| Keith Buckley | ... | Corporal of the Guard |
| James Hunter | ... | Pvt. Sykes |
| Jonah Seymour | ... | Cpl. Hamilton (MP) |
| Larry Taylor | ... | Sergeant Major |
| David Cook | ... | Pvt. Wilson |
| Richard Arthure | ... | Guard 'Charlie' |
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King and Country (Europe) (DVD box title)
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Runtime:
Canada:88 min | USA:86 min | Argentina:89 min
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1.66 : 1 more
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)
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Portugal:M/12 | Canada:14A (video rating) | Finland:K-16 | Argentina:16 | UK:X (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating)
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The still photograph which appears when Private Hamp says the words "king and country" shows King George V riding with his cousin Kaiser Wilhelm II prior to the First World War. more
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This is a grim portrayal of trench warfare and an officer corps seeking to "set an example" by trying a soldier suffering from battle fatigue for desertion. He has attempted to walk home from France to England after enduring the death of his entire battallion from constant shelling and futile attacks. Scenes shifting from inside the trial and outside in the camp underscore the futility of war and its effects on the men who fight.