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Yesterday's Enemy (1959)

September 10, 1959 (GB) • War, Drama • 95m

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.

Director

Val Guest

Top Billed

Stanley Baker

Keywords

Top Billed Cast

Stanley Baker
Stanley Baker

Captain Langford

Gordon Jackson
Gordon Jackson

Sgt. MacKenzie

Richard Pasco
Richard Pasco

2nd Lieutenant Hastings

Wolfe Morris
Wolfe Morris

The Informer

Burt Kwouk
Burt Kwouk

Japanese Soldier

Timothy Bateson
Timothy Bateson

Simpson (uncredited)

Alan Keith
Alan Keith

Bendish (uncredited)

Arthur Lovegrove
Arthur Lovegrove

Patrick (uncredited)

Edwina Carroll
Edwina Carroll

Suni (uncredited)

Brandon Brady
Brandon Brady

Orderly (uncredited)

Donald Churchill
Donald Churchill

Elliott (uncredited)

Barry Steele
Barry Steele

Brown (uncredited)

Howard Williams
Howard Williams

Davies (uncredited)

Crew
John Peverall
John Peverall

Assistant Director

Buster Ambler
Buster Ambler

Sound Recordist

John Cox
John Cox

Sound Supervisor

Roy Hyde
Roy Hyde

Sound Editor

Red Law
Red Law

Sound Recordist

John Aldred
John Aldred

Sound Recordist

James Needs
James Needs

Supervising Editor

Val Guest
Val Guest

Director

Arthur Grant
Arthur Grant

Director of Photography

Bernard Robinson
Bernard Robinson

Production Design

Don Mingaye
Don Mingaye

Art Direction

Roy Ashton
Roy Ashton

Makeup Artist

T.S. Lyndon-Haynes
T.S. Lyndon-Haynes

Production Supervisor

Len Harris
Len Harris

Camera Operator

Beryl Booth
Beryl Booth

Continuity

Molly Arbuthnot
Molly Arbuthnot

Wardrobe Master



Reviews

John Chard

⭐ 9/10

March 28, 2015

Stunning!

"When You Go home, Tell Them Of Us And Say, For Your Tomorrow, We Gave Our Today"

There's a school of thought in film world that all war films are anti-war films, some, however, are the definition of such and are cream of the crop. Yesterday's Enemy is one such picture.

Out of Hammer Films, it's directed by Val Guest and written by Peter R. Newman. It stars Stanley Baker, Gordon Jackson, Guy Rolfe, Leo McKern and Philip Ahn. St… read the rest.

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

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Revenue

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