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The intensely dramatic story of a young soldier who faces a court-martial for desertion at the battle of Passchendaelle in 1917. Dirk Bogarde stars as the officer tasked with the job of saving him from the firing squad. Read more

Starring	Dirk Bogarde, Tom Courtenay, Leo McKern, Barry Foster
Director	Joseph Losey
Genres	Drama

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- After three years at the front in World War I, a young soldier simply walks away from the guns; he is court-martialled,... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:16
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- - 4
  - 0
  For once Bogarde is disappointing
  
  Dirk Bogarde apparantly said that he thought this movie was the least successful of his collaborations with Joseph Losey. I can see why. Rarely seen, this is ... read more »
  
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  - Shane Brown
  - Norwich, Norfolk
  - 20 Dec 2004 at 22:29
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- - 0
  - 1
  Stark war drama
  
  There are a few missteps - Larry Adler's jaunty harmonica score is totally wrong for the film, and director Joseph Losey doesn't entirely succeed in ... read more »
  
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- - RJNeb2
  - 752 reviews
  - London
  - 16 Oct 2010 at 00:29
- - 1
  - 0
  King And Country
  
  Director Joseph Losey made this film a year after he made ‘The Servant’ which also starred Dirk Bogarde. This time the setting is World War 1: Bogarde... read more »
  
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  - North of Watford
  - 11 May 2010 at 12:58
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  King and Country
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  Of the five films Dirk Bogarde made with Joseph Losey, the most famous are 'The Servant' and 'Accident', both dissections of British class ... read more »
  
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- - edragobkrid
  - 8 reviews
  - Bestwood
  - 01 Oct 2009 at 00:27
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  - 0
  Missed.
  
  Poorly focused and superficial film misses as big and obvious a target as the misery of WWI trench warfare.
  
  This film covers too little ground, ... read more »
  
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- - SteveMason
  - 58 reviews
  - Nottingham
  - 12 Apr 2009 at 13:18
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  - 0
  brilliant
  
  Brilliant movie although dated and wooden. Could be re-made to give a larger portrayal of the baffoons that orchestrated WW1
  
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  - Durham
  - 10 Dec 2008 at 08:54
- - 0
  - 0
  Harrowing
  
  A moving film clearly made on a tiny budget. As someone interested in the Great War this was an apt reminder of what conditions were like particularly in 1917 ... read more »
  
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  - Carmarthen
  - 06 Aug 2008 at 14:38
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  King and Country
  
  Dirk Bogarde stiff upper lip, the small man can triumph another example of how our country can make great films. At times slow moving but as always with Losey ... read more »
  
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- - ealingfan
  - 21 reviews
  - Keighley
  - 17 Feb 2008 at 14:03
- - 0
  - 0
  A Great British Anti-War Film - A Timeless Classic
  
  Everything is just perfect here. The production is peerless, there's mud, blood, barbed wire, rats, trenches, etc. Very authentic. And the performances are ... read more »
  
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- - se7en45
  - Uniteed Kingdom
  - 30 Nov 2006 at 11:04
- - 4
  - 0
  Shell Shock
  
  Despite the limitations imposed by the theatrical origins of the film, Losey manages to convey the muddy squalor of trench warfare and the class divide between ... read more »
  
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- 119693
- - Leon Collins
  - London
  - 01 Jul 2005 at 12:09
- - 4
  - 0
  For once Bogarde is disappointing
  
  Dirk Bogarde apparantly said that he thought this movie was the least successful of his collaborations with Joseph Losey. I can see why. Rarely seen, this is ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 60068
- - Shane Brown
  - Norwich, Norfolk
  - 20 Dec 2004 at 22:29
View all members' reviews (10)

- - 4
  - 0
  For once Bogarde is disappointing
  
  Dirk Bogarde apparantly said that he thought this movie was the least successful of his collaborations with Joseph Losey. I can see why. Rarely seen, this is ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 60068
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Shane Brown
  - Norwich, Norfolk
  - 20 Dec 2004 at 22:29
- - 4
  - 0
  Shell Shock
  
  Despite the limitations imposed by the theatrical origins of the film, Losey manages to convey the muddy squalor of trench warfare and the class divide between ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 119693
- - Leon Collins
  - London
  - 01 Jul 2005 at 12:09
- - 1
  - 0
  King and Country
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  Of the five films Dirk Bogarde made with Joseph Losey, the most famous are 'The Servant' and 'Accident', both dissections of British class ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 816452
- - edragobkrid
  - 8 reviews
  - Bestwood
  - 01 Oct 2009 at 00:27
- - 1
  - 0
  King And Country
  
  Director Joseph Losey made this film a year after he made ‘The Servant’ which also starred Dirk Bogarde. This time the setting is World War 1: Bogarde... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 890538
- - a customer
  - North of Watford
  - 11 May 2010 at 12:58
- - 0
  - 0
  A Great British Anti-War Film - A Timeless Classic
  
  Everything is just perfect here. The production is peerless, there's mud, blood, barbed wire, rats, trenches, etc. Very authentic. And the performances are ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 390442
- - se7en45
  - Uniteed Kingdom
  - 30 Nov 2006 at 11:04
- - 0
  - 0
  King and Country
  
  Dirk Bogarde stiff upper lip, the small man can triumph another example of how our country can make great films. At times slow moving but as always with Losey ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 527527
- - ealingfan
  - 21 reviews
  - Keighley
  - 17 Feb 2008 at 14:03
- - 0
  - 0
  Harrowing
  
  A moving film clearly made on a tiny budget. As someone interested in the Great War this was an apt reminder of what conditions were like particularly in 1917 ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 609271
- - a customer
  - Carmarthen
  - 06 Aug 2008 at 14:38
- - 0
  - 0
  brilliant
  
  Brilliant movie although dated and wooden. Could be re-made to give a larger portrayal of the baffoons that orchestrated WW1
  
  Report this review
- 670944
- - a customer
  - Durham
  - 10 Dec 2008 at 08:54
- - 0
  - 0
  Missed.
  
  Poorly focused and superficial film misses as big and obvious a target as the misery of WWI trench warfare.
  
  This film covers too little ground, ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 741964
- - SteveMason
  - 58 reviews
  - Nottingham
  - 12 Apr 2009 at 13:18
- - 0
  - 1
  Stark war drama
  
  There are a few missteps - Larry Adler's jaunty harmonica score is totally wrong for the film, and director Joseph Losey doesn't entirely succeed in ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 932099
- - RJNeb2
  - 752 reviews
  - London
  - 16 Oct 2010 at 00:29

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