King and Country
1964 · 85 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 2,650 VOTES · DIR. Joseph Losey
Overview
During World War I, Army Private Arthur James Hamp is accused of desertion during battle. The officer assigned to defend him at his court-martial, Captain Hargreaves, finds out there is more to the case than meets the eye.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,080 lines
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00:04:44 Here dead lie we
00:07:39 What er what were you like as a child?
00:09:52 Oh yeah' yeah. A good cobbler, yeah.
00:12:11 even if I never thought of it? - I don't know.
00:14:29 Worlencourt
00:17:16 I wouldn”: be in Hamp's shoes.
00:19:45 I couldn't stand it anymore. - What, even out of battle?
00:31:37 No: sir. - Or mentally deficient?
00:34:11 Did any of them behave in the same way as this prisoner?
00:36:32 Why didn't you believe him when he said he couldn't sleep?
00:38:40 I told him to pull himself together.
00:41:08 Desperately stupid thing as this man?
00:44:02 what were you doing coming out of the back end'?
00:45:51 Mr. Webb, about this mental unhinging
00:48:29 I just wanted to getaway from the guns, sir.
00:50:20 Like I just said, sir, I was lucky.
00:52:36 In the shell hole
00:55:24 On the other hand
00:58:11 or send it to a higher authority for confirmation.
01:01:47 Er.. it's just that I'd like to thank you, sir.
01:04:41 Tomorrow.
01:09:55 Pour encourager les autres, eh?
01:14:20 was me.
01:18:55 whose property is always to have mercy.
Cast & Characters
Dirk Bogarde
Captain Hargreaves
Tom Courtenay
Private Arthur James Hamp
Leo McKern
Captain O'Sullivan
Barry Foster
Lieutenant Webb
Peter Copley
Colonel
James Villiers
Captain Midgley
Jeremy Spenser
Private Sparrow
Barry Justice
Lieutenant Prescott
Vivian Matalon
Padre
Keith Buckley
Corporal of Guard
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,080
Dialogue density12.7 lines / min
First line00:04:44
Final line01:18:55
Production Record
DirectorJoseph Losey
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes2,650