Yesterday's Enemy
“War Is Hell!”
1959•NR•1h 35m•7.2•Released
WarDrama
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.
Director
Val Guest
Writer
Peter R. Newman
Languages
English
Studio
Hammer Film Productions
Cast
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)
Production
Company
Hammer Film Productions
Producer
Michael Carreras
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