King and Country
- War
- Drama
9/5/1964
85
PG
Go ahead... kill him - you're the only friend he has!
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.
- Director:
- 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
Videos
Cast
Dirk BogardeCapt. Hargreaves- Tom CourtenayPvt. Arthur Hamp
- Leo McKernCapt. O'Sullivan
- Peter CopleyColonel
- Barry FosterLt. Webb
- Barry JusticeLt. Prescott
- James VilliersCapt. Midgley
- Jeremy SpenserPvt. Sparrow
- Vivian MatalonPadre
- Keith BuckleyCorporal of Guard
- James HunterPvt. Sykes
Jonah SeymourCpl. Hamilton- Larry TaylorSergeant Major
- David CookPvt. Wilson
- Richard ArthureGuard
- Raymond Brody1st Soldier