AMÈRE VICTOIRE
Year:
1957
Deals with the deadly struggle between two British Army officers during the World War II African campaign. Conflict derives from fact that one knows of the other's cowardice in action, and also from jealousy over his wife, with whom he had an affair.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Captain Jimmy Leith Richard Burton
- Major David Brand Curd Jürgens
- Jane Brand Ruth Roman
- Mokrane Raymond Pellegrin
- Major General R.S. Paterson Anthony Bushell
- Lieutenant Barton Sean Kelly
- Sergeant Barney Christopher Lee
- Lieutenant Colonel Michael Callander Alfred Burke
- Private Roberts Andrew Crawford
- Lieutenant Kassel Raoul Delfosse
- Lieutenant Sanders Ramon de Larrocha
- Private Wilkins Nigel Green
- Private Browning Harry Landis
- Oberst Lutze Fred Matter
- Private Abbot Christian Melsen
- Sergeant Dunnigan Ronan O'casey
- Private Anderson Sumner Williams
- Private Spicer Jo D'avray
Credits
Direction
- Directed by Nicholas Ray
- Assistant Director Christian Ferry
- Assistant Director Edouard Luntz
- Continuity Lucie Lichtig
Production
- © Transcontinental Films
- Production Company Transcontinental Films
- Production Company Productions - Robert Laffont
- Presents Columbia Pictures Corporation
- Executive Producer on Location Janine Graetz
- Produced by Paul Graetz
- [Production Manager] Paul Joly
- Studio Studios de la Victorine (Nice), Les
Writing
- Screenplay by René Hardy
- Screenplay by Nicholas Ray
- Screenplay by Gavin Lambert
- Additional Dialogue by Paul Gallico
- From Mr Hardy's novel René Hardy
Photography
- Director of Photography Michel Kelber
- [Camera Operator] Wladimir Ivanov
Editing
- Editor Léonide Azar
Design
- Art Director Jean d' Eaubonne
Costumes
- Wardrobe Jean Zay
Make-up
- [Make-up] René Daudin
Film processing
- Opticals Lax
Music
- Music Composed and Conducted by Maurice Le Roux
Sound
- Sound Engineer Jo de Bretagne
- Sound by Western Electric
Consultant
- Military Adviser C.M.F White
- Thanked in credits The War Office
- Thanked in credits Her Majesty's Forces in Libya