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
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJoseph Losey
Written byEvan Jones (screenplay)
based on the play Hamp (1964) by John Wilson and the novel Return to the Wood (1955) by James Lansdale Hodson
Produced byJoseph Losey
Norman Priggen
StarringDirk Bogarde
Tom Courtenay
Leo McKern
Barry Foster
CinematographyDenys Coop
Edited byReginald Mills
Music byLarry Adler
Production
companies
BHE Films (UK)
Landau/Unger (US)
Distributed byWarner-Pathé (UK)
Allied Artists (US)
Release date
September 1964, Venice Film Festival
Running time
88 min.
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£85,785
Box office£117,358
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