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Yesterday's Enemy (1959)

War Is Hell!

Genre : Drama, War

Runtime : 1H 35M

Director : Val Guest

Synopsis

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

Actors

Stanley Baker
Stanley Baker
Captain Langford
Leo McKern
Leo McKern
Max
Guy Rolfe
Guy Rolfe
Padre
Gordon Jackson
Gordon Jackson
Sgt. MacKenzie
David Oxley
David Oxley
Doctor
Richard Pasco
Richard Pasco
2nd Lieutenant Hastings
Bryan Forbes
Bryan Forbes
Dawson
Wolfe Morris
Wolfe Morris
The Informer
Philip Ahn
Philip Ahn
Yamazuki
David Lodge
David Lodge
Perkins
Percy Herbert
Percy Herbert
Wilkins
Russell Waters
Russell Waters
Brigadier
Barry Lowe
Barry Lowe
Turner
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)

Crews

Val Guest
Val Guest
Director
Peter R. Newman
Peter R. Newman
Writer
Michael Carreras
Michael Carreras
Producer
Arthur Grant
Arthur Grant
Director of Photography
Alfred Cox
Alfred Cox
Editor
Dorothy Holloway
Dorothy Holloway
Casting
Bernard Robinson
Bernard Robinson
Production Design
Don Mingaye
Don Mingaye
Art Direction
Roy Ashton
Roy Ashton
Makeup Artist
Henry Montsash
Henry Montsash
Makeup Artist
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

Trailers and other movies

Yesterday's Enemy / Original Theatrical Trailer (1959)

Posters and backgrounds

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