King and Country Movie Review 1964

Aristocratic army officer, Capt. Hargreaves (Bogarde), serves as the defense lawyer for troubled Private Arthur Hamp (Courtenay), whose wartime experiences have caused him to desert. Hargreaves at first ignores the uneducated Hamp's obvious shell-shock but soon begins to feel sympathy for his confused client. Director Losey shows the effects of war rather than the war itself and provides a sincere and bitter condemnation of military mentality. Based on the play "Hamp" by John Wilson.

Distribution

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Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 86 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Anti-War War Movies, Law & Lawyers, Order in the Court, World War I, Adapted from a Play, Military: Foreign

Screenplay

Evan Jones

Cast

Dirk Bogarde, Tom Courtenay, Leo McKern, Barry Foster, James Villiers, Peter Copley

Cinematography

Denys Coop

Director

Joseph Losey

Music

Larry Adler

Producer

Joseph Losey, Norman Priggen

Awards

British Acad. 1964: Film.