| King and Country | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Joseph Losey |
| Written by | Evan Jones (screenplay) based on the play Hamp (1964) by John Wilson and the novel Return to the Wood (1955) by James Lansdale Hodson |
| Produced by | Joseph Losey Norman Priggen |
| Starring | Dirk Bogarde Tom Courtenay Leo McKern Barry Foster |
| Cinematography | Denys Coop |
| Edited by | Reginald Mills |
| Music by | Larry Adler |
Production companies | BHE Films (UK) Landau/Unger (US) |
| Distributed by | Warner-Pathé (UK) Allied Artists (US) |
Release date |
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Running time | 88 min. |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £85,785[1][2][3] |
| Box office | £117,358[4] |
King and Country is a 1964 British war film directed by Joseph Losey, shot in black and white, and starring Dirk Bogarde and Tom Courtenay.[5] The film was adapted for the screen by British screenwriter Evan Jones based on the play Hamp by John Wilson[6] and a 1955 novel by James Lansdale Hodson.[7]
- ^ Chapman, J. (2022). The Money Behind the Screen: A History of British Film Finance, 1945-1985. Edinburgh University Press p 360
- ^ Losey on 'broken promises' Barker, Dennis. The Guardian 1 Aug 1973: 6.
- ^ Caute, David (1994). Joseph Losey. Oxford University Press. p. 144. ISBN 978-0-19-506410-0.
- ^ Caute p 146
- ^ "King & Country (1964)". BFI. Archived from the original on 1 April 2016.
- ^ "Hamp | Samuel French". www.samuelfrench.co.uk.
- ^ Gifford, Denis (1 April 2016). British Film Catalogue: Two Volume Set - The Fiction Film/The Non-Fiction Film. Routledge. ISBN 9781317740636 – via Google Books.