Film

Yesterday's Enemy

1959 · 1h 35m · War · Drama

War Is Hell!

IMDb

7.1

Set during the Burma Campaign of World War 2, this is the story of courage and endurance of the soldiers struggling at close quarters against the enemy. The film examines the moral dilemmas ordinary men face during war, when the definitions of acceptable military action and insupportable brutality become blurred and distorted.

Stanley Baker

Captain Langford

Guy Rolfe

Padre

Leo McKern

Max

Gordon Jackson

Sgt. MacKenzie

David Oxley

Doctor

Richard Pasco

2nd Lieutenant Hastings

Philip Ahn

Yamazuki

Bryan Forbes

Dawson

Wolfe Morris

The Informer

David Lodge

Perkins

Percy Herbert

Wilkins

Russell Waters

Brigadier

Barry Lowe

Turner

Burt Kwouk

Japanese Soldier

Timothy Bateson

Simpson (uncredited)

Alan Keith

Bendish (uncredited)

• Val GuestDirector
• Peter R. NewmanScreenplay
• Michael CarrerasProducer
• Arthur GrantDirector of Photography
• Alfred CoxEditor
• Dorothy HollowayCasting

Original Theatrical Trailer (1959)

Release date

September 10, 1959

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

NR

Genres

War, Drama

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