Bitter Victory 1957  N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nicholas Ray
Cast: Richard Burton, Curt Jurgens, Ruth Roman, Raymond Pellegrin, Anthony Bushell, Alfred Burke, Christopher Lee, Sean Kelly, Ramon de Larrocha, Nigel Green, Harry Landis, Andrew Crawford
Captain Leith (Richard Burton) and Major Brand (Curt Jurgens) lead a commando squad in the African Campaign during World War II. There is one hitch: Leith has been having an affair with Brand's wife, Jane (Ruth Roman). While on the campaign, Brand kills Leith and earns a medal for his bravery during the campaign. But, Jane figures out what really happened, and Brand must now pay the price.
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Morning Departure 1950 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
aka: Operation Disaster
Director: Roy Ward Baker
Cast: John Mills, Helen Cherry, Richard Attenborough, Nigel Patrick, Peter Hammond, Andrew Crawford, Michael Brennan, George Cole, Victor Maddern, Roddy McMillan, Frank Coburn, Bernard Lee, Kenneth More, James Hayter, Lana Morris
While on a routine peace-time mission, the submarine "Trojan" strikes a mine and sinks to the bottom of the ocean. All but 12 men are killed. After deciding who will survive, the captain, LCDR. Armstrong (John Mills), manages to get eight men out through the gun hatch and the conning tower. The remaining four crewmen must wait, entombed in the submarine, hoping for rescue.
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One Wild Oat 1951 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Charles Saunders
Cast: Robertson Hare, Stanley Holloway, Sam Costa, Andrew Crawford, Vera Pearce, June Sylvaine, Robert Moreton, Constance Lorne, Joan Rice, Audrey Hepburn, Gwen Cherrell, Irene Handl, Fred Berger, Charles Groves, Ingeborg von Kusserow
When Cherie (June Sylvaine), who is the daughter of Humphrey Proudfoot (Robertson Hare), and Fred (Andrew Crawford) decide to marry, problems erupt because Fred's father Alfred Gilbey (Stanley Holloway) and Humphrey are arch enemies. Each of the fathers tries to get the goods on the other one in order to stop the romance. Dated, but mildly funny. A brief appearance by Audrey Hepburn in an early role.
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| 1. Bitter Victory (1957)
2. Morning Departure (1950)
aka: Operation Disaster
3. One Wild Oat (1951)
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