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…
War Is Hell!
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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Stanley Baker
Captain Langford
Guy Rolfe
Padre
Leo McKern
Max
Gordon Jackson
Sgt. MacKenzie
David Oxley
Doctor
Richard Pasco
2nd Lieutenant Hastings
Philip Ahn
Yamazuki
Bryan Forbes
Dawson
Wolfe Morris
The Informer
David Lodge
Perkins
Percy Herbert
Wilkins
Russell Waters
Brigadier
Barry Lowe
Turner
Burt Kwouk
Japanese Soldier
Timothy Bateson
Simpson (uncredited)
Alan Keith
Bendish (uncredited)
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What is Yesterday's Enemy about?
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…
When was Yesterday's Enemy released?
Yesterday's Enemy was released in 1959.
What genres does Yesterday's Enemy belong to?
Yesterday's Enemy is categorised as War, Drama.
Who stars in Yesterday's Enemy?
The cast of Yesterday's Enemy includes Stanley Baker, Guy Rolfe, Leo McKern, Gordon Jackson, David Oxley.