King and Country
King and Country is a 1964 British war film directed by Joseph Losey, shot in black and white, and starring Dirk Bogarde and Tom Courtenay. The film was adapted for the screen by British screenwriter Evan Jones based on the play Hamp by John Wilson and a 1955 novel by James Lansdale Hodson.
| King and Country | |
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| Directed by | Joseph Losey |
| Written by | Evan Jones (screenplay) based on the play Hamp (1964) by John Wilson and the novel Return to the Wood (1955) by James Lansdale Hodson |
| Produced by | Joseph Losey Norman Priggen |
| Starring | Dirk Bogarde Tom Courtenay Leo McKern Barry Foster |
| Cinematography | Denys Coop |
| Edited by | Reginald Mills |
| Music by | Larry Adler |
Production companies | BHE Films (UK) Landau/Unger (US) |
| Distributed by | Warner-Pathé (UK) Allied Artists (US) |
Release date | September 1964, Venice Film Festival |
Running time | 88 min. |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £85,785 |
| Box office | £117,358 |
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