King & Country (1964)
- Original title
- King and Country
- Directed by
- Joseph Losey
- Genre
- drama film, trial film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 7.1 of 10 from 64 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
During World War I, a British army private faces a court martial for desertion. The film follows the legal proceedings and the pressures on the young soldier.
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What happens
King and Country is a 1964 British anti-war film directed and produced by Joseph Losey, and starring Dirk Bogarde, Tom Courtenay and Leo McKern. It was adapted by Evan Jones from John Wilson's 1964 stage play Hamp, in turn based on a segment of the James Lansdale Hodson's 1955 autobiographical novel Return to the Wood. Set during on the Western Front during the First World War, it centres on the court martial of an army private (Courtenay) accused of desertion. At the 25th Venice International Film Festival, the film was nominated for the Golden Lion, while Courtenay won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor. The film was released in the United Kingdom on 3 December 1964, to positive reviews. It was nominated for four BAFTA Awards, including Outstanding British Film and Best British Actor for Courtenay. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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