Yesterday's Enemy (1959)

7.2/10 95 min War Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

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

David Lodge

Perkins

Percy Herbert

Wilkins

Russell Waters

Brigadier

Burt Kwouk

Japanese Soldier

Timothy Bateson

Simpson (uncredited)

Edwina Carroll

Suni (uncredited)

Donald Churchill

Elliott (uncredited)

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