Yesterday's Enemy

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Yesterday's Enemy (1959)

Directed by Val Guest

“War Is Hell!”

War, Drama · 1h 35m

Set during the Burma Campaign of World War 2, this is the story of courage and endurance of the soldiers struggling at close quarters against the enemy. The film examines the moral dilemmas ordinary men face during war, when the definitions of acceptable military action and insupportable brutality become blurred and distorted.

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Cast

Stanley Baker Captain Langford Guy Rolfe Padre Leo McKern Max Gordon Jackson Sgt. MacKenzie David Oxley Doctor Richard Pasco 2nd Lieutenant Hastings Philip Ahn Yamazuki Bryan Forbes Dawson
W
Wolfe Morris The Informer David Lodge Perkins Percy Herbert Wilkins Russell Waters Brigadier

Crew

Director
Val Guest
Screenplay
Peter R. Newman
Director of Photography
Arthur Grant
Editor
Alfred Cox
Producer
Michael Carreras

Details

Release date
1959-09-10
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
War, Drama
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United Kingdom
Production
Hammer Film Productions