The Victors (1963 film)
1963 US film directed by Carl Foreman / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Victors is a 1963 British-American war film written, produced and directed by Carl Foreman. He called it a "personal statement" about the futility of war—both victor and vanquished are losers.[2]
The Victors | |
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Directed by | Carl Foreman |
Written by | Carl Foreman |
Based on | the short story collection The Human Kind by Alexander Baron |
Produced by | Carl Foreman |
Starring | Vincent Edwards Albert Finney George Hamilton Melina Mercouri Jeanne Moreau George Peppard Maurice Ronet Rosanna Schiaffino Romy Schneider Elke Sommer Eli Wallach and Michael Callan |
Cinematography | Christopher Challis B.S.C. |
Edited by | Alan Osbiston |
Music by | Composed and conducted by Sol Kaplan |
Color process | Black and white |
Production companies | Open Road Films Highroad Productions |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 153 minutes |
Countries | United Kingdom United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $2,350,000 (US/ Canada)[1] |
The story follows a group of U.S. soldiers through Europe during the Second World War, from Britain in 1942, through the fierce fighting in Italy and the invasion of Normandy, to the uneasy peace of occupied Berlin. It is adapted from a collection of short stories called The Human Kind by English author Alexander Baron, based upon his own wartime experiences. The British characters were changed to Americans in order to appeal to American audiences.
The Victors features an all-star cast with fifteen American and European leading players, including six actresses whose photographs appear on the posters — Melina Mercouri from Greece, Jeanne Moreau from France, Rosanna Schiaffino from Italy, Romy Schneider and Senta Berger from Austria and Elke Sommer from West Germany.[3]