However it never approaches kirk douglas gut wrenching character in paths of glory. See what the critics had to say and watch the trailer. This wordy film is a faithful adaptation of hamp, the play by john wilson which is usually performed if at all these days under the title for king and country. King and country is an extremely claustrophobic film that takes place in dark, dirty, ratinfested interiors. The officer assigned to defend him at his courtmartial finds out there is more to the case than meets the eye. Dirk bogardes performance as the defense lawyer is understated and elegant. Tom courtenay is simply stunning in his portrayal of the young private. The world war i drama concerns a young soldier tom courtenay who is being tried for desertion. In joseph loseys stirring antiwar film, a tough, nononsense british army lawyer dick bogarde is assigned to defend a lowly private tom courtenay at his court martial. King and country 1964 720p brrip h264 aacrarbg movies.
He has never been accused of cowardice but one day he simply decides to leave the war behind him and walk all the way home to. Although one might justifiably place it in some such genre as war i films, such a taxonomic pigeon hole. However, as the trial progresses and the strain of three horrible years endured at the allied. Winner of the british academy award for best picture of 1964. King and country 1964 720p brrip h264 aacrarbg file size. King and country 1965 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.
King and country 1964 posters the movie database tmdb. The lawyer, captain hargreaves is convinced this young man should fry. The officer assigned to defend him at his courtmartial, captain hargreaves. Evan jones wrote the screenplay which is squarely antiwar. I suppose if i had never seen the classic kubrick film antiwar. We watch the officer chosen to plead his case as he initially appears to be going through the motions and then seems to slowly understand the accuseds plight. King and country is a 1964 british war film directed by joseph losey, shot in black and white, and starring dirk bogarde and. The officer assigned to defend him at his courtmartial, captain hargr. The officer assigned to defend him at his courtmartial finds out there is more. The private has been accused of desertion during battle. The movie is set during the battle of passchendaele on the western front in 1917.
King and country, rey y patria, the glory hole, hamp. The film was adapted for the screen by british screenwriter evan jones based on a play by john wilson and a novel by james lansdale hodson. The most intense excitement you have ever experienced in this shockfilled story of the incident tha. It was based on a play by john wilson and a novel by james lansdale hodson.
King and country was adapted by evan jones from john wilsons play hamp. Reviewed in the united states on december 15, 2008. During world war i a british soldier, charged with desertion, is defended by an officer who at first despises his actions and then grows to feel sympathy for him. The film was adapted for the screen by british screenwriter evan jones based on the play hamp by john wilson 3 and a novel by james lansdale hodson. We begin in ancient egypt before travelling on to the time of christ and imperial rome.
The deepening relationship between the accused and his defender suggests a veiled homosexual subtext. Offered by kirby mcdaniel movieart of austin, texas. The lawyer, captain hargreaves is convinced this young man should. The officer assigned to defend him at his courtmartial, captain hargreaves, finds out there is more to the case than meets the eye. The film is dark and deals with the realities of war. King and country 1964 is a world war i drama, war movie starring dirk bogarde and tom courtenay. Private hamp tom courtenay gives evidence at his courtmartial, with his defence dirk bogarde and prosecution james villiers having their say, in joseph loseys film. Hamp spent three years in the trenches and this makes him a veteran.
Nonton movie king and country 1964 sub indo dramamu. Among the volunteers there is a young british soldier, arthur hamp, who is the sole survivor of his original company. King and country is the story of a captured awol soldier and his subsequent court hearing and judgement. During world war one, the british troops are entrenched at passchendaele, belgium. Although one might justifiably place it in some such genre as war i films, such a taxonomic pigeon hole really doesnt do justice to this rather complex film. Misfit world war i british soldier tom courtenay, on trial for desertion, is defended by martinet officer dirk bogarde. Disgusted by the assignment, bogarde wearily asks the dullwitted courtenay the reasons for his actions. Courtenay won the best actor award at the venice film festival. The origin of king and country was an actual incident in world war i involving a young enlisted man who was executed for desertion. Overview of king and country, 1964, directed by joseph losey, with dirk bogarde, tom courtenay, leo mckern, at turner classic movies. The movie was low budget and was shot in only eighteen days. King and country whats it about one day, after a prolonged stint on the gruesome front lines of world war one, private hamp courtenay, a british infantryman, simply. Wikimedia commons has media related to films of the united states, 1964.
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