Yesterday's Enemy

Yesterday's Enemy

★ 7.2IMDb Score
Released:1959-09-10
Genre:War,Drama
Duration:95 min
Director:Val Guest
Actors:Stanley Baker, Guy Rolfe, Leo McKern, Gordon Jackson, David Oxley
Production:Hammer Film Productions

Overview:

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.

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