King and Country (1964)

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Go ahead... kill him - you're the only friend he has!

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.

• Released: 1964-12-03
• Genres: War, Drama
• Runtime: 1h 25m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.1/10 from 66 votes

Directed by Joseph Losey.

Top cast

• Dirk Bogarde as Capt. Hargreaves
• Tom Courtenay as Pvt. Arthur Hamp
• Leo McKern as Capt. O'Sullivan
• Peter Copley as Colonel
• Barry Foster as Lt. Webb
• Barry Justice as Lt. Prescott
• James Villiers as Capt. Midgley
• Jeremy Spenser as Pvt. Sparrow
• Vivian Matalon as Padre
• Keith Buckley as Corporal of Guard

Full cast & crew

Where to watch King and Country

• United States: stream on Philo, FlixFling, Cineverse Amazon Channel; watch free on Cineverse; rent on Amazon Video, FlixFling; buy on Amazon Video, FlixFling
• United Kingdom: stream on STUDIOCANAL PRESENTS Apple TV Channel, Studiocanal Presents Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
• Canada: stream on FlixFling; watch free on Cineverse; rent on FlixFling; buy on FlixFling
• Australia: rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video

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