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During World War I, Army Private Arthur James Hamp is accused of desertion during battle. The officer assigned to defend him at his court-martial, Captain Hargreaves, finds out there is more to the case than meets the eye.
Keywords
based on novel or book
world war i
desertion
british army
duty
military court
moral conflict
based on play or musical
volunteer
botched execution
court martial
firing squad
horrors of war
1910s
war trauma
trench warfare
battlefield trauma
shell shocked soldier
traumatized man
defense lawyer
british injustice
deserter
psychological breakdown
Casts
Dirk Bogarde
Capt. Hargreaves
Tom Courtenay
Pvt. Arthur Hamp
Leo McKern
Capt. O'Sullivan
Peter Copley
Colonel
Barry Foster
Lt. Webb
Barry Justice
Lt. Prescott
James Villiers
Capt. Midgley
Jeremy Spenser
Pvt. Sparrow
Vivian Matalon
Padre
Keith Buckley
Corporal of Guard
James Hunter
Pvt. Sykes
Jonah Seymour
Cpl. Hamilton
Larry Taylor
Sergeant Major
David Cook
Pvt. 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
Crews
Joseph Losey
Director
J.L. Hodson
Writer
Larry Adler
Original Music Composer
Joseph Losey
Producer
Norman Priggen
Producer
Denys N. Coop
Director of Photography
Reginald Mills
Editor
Peter Mullins
Art Direction
A.E. Housman
Writer
Dirk Bogarde
Writer
John Wilson
Theatre Play
Evan Jones
Screenplay
Richard Macdonald
Production Design
Bob Lawrance
Makeup Artist
Buster Ambler
Sound Recordist
John Cox
Sound Supervisor
Peter Dukelow
Boom Operator
Gerry Hambling
Sound Editor
Backdrops & Posters
