The Victors (1963)

Directed by

Carl Foreman

Genre

drama film, war film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

2h 55m

Rated

16

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 27 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The Victors follows a group of US soldiers across Europe in World War II, from 1942 to the post-war occupation of Berlin. It shows how war damages everyone involved, victors and vanquished alike.

episodicsomberreflectivebleaksprawlingintimatewar-wearyfatalistic

What happens

The Victors is a 1963 war film written, produced and directed by Carl Foreman. He called it a "personal statement" about the futility of war—both victor and vanquished are losers. The story follows a group of U.S. soldiers through Europe during the Second World War, from Britain in 1942, through the fierce fighting in Italy and the invasion of Normandy, to the uneasy peace of occupied Berlin. It is adapted from a collection of short stories called The Human Kind by English author Alexander Baron, based upon his own wartime experiences. The British characters were changed to Americans in order to appeal to American audiences. The Victors features an all-star cast with fifteen American and European leading players, including six actresses whose photographs appear on the posters with the caption, "the six most exciting women in the world... in the most explosive entertainment ever made!" — Melina Mercouri from Greece, Jeanne Moreau from France, Rosanna Schiaffino from Italy, Romy Schneider from Austria, Elke Sommer from Germany and Senta Berger from Austria. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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