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.
Type:
MOVIE
Country:
Genres:
War, Drama
Release:
September 1964
Production:
BHE Films, American International Pictures, Allied Artists
Cast:
Dirk Bogarde, Tom Courtenay, Leo McKern, Peter Copley, Barry Foster, Barry Justice, James Villiers, Jeremy Spenser, Vivian Matalon, Keith Buckley, James Hunter, Jonah Seymour, Larry Taylor, David Cook, Richard Arthure, Raymond Brody, Terry Palmer, Dan Cornwall, Derek Partridge, Brian Tipping
Tags:
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, ethical lawyer, british injustice, deserter, psychological breakdown
