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King and Country
- King and Country is a 1964 British war film directed by Joseph Losey, shot in black and white, and starring Dirk Bogarde and Tom Courtenay. The film was adapted for the screen by British screenwriter Evan Jones based on the play Hamp by John Wilson and a 1955 novel by James Lansdale Hodson.
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based on the play Hamp (1964) by John Wilson and the novel Return to the Wood (1955) by James Lansdale Hodson: Produced by: Joseph Losey Norman Priggen: Starring: Dirk Bogarde Tom Courtenay Leo McKern Barry Foster: Cinematography: Denys Coop: Edited by: Reginald Mills: Music by: Larry Adler
Based on the John Wilson play Hamp, which itself originated from the 1955 novel Return To The Wood by James Lansdale Hodson, the film marked the third collaboration between Losey and Bogarde, which also included The Sleeping Tiger, The Servant and Accident, also available from the Vintage Classics collection.
His 1952 novel Morning Star had as its theme the freedom of the press in England. His novel Return To The Wood (1955) became a play Hamp (by John Wilson) [4] and then a film King & Country (1964, directed by Joseph Losey and starring Dirk Bogarde ).
Nov 28, 2023 · The screenplay was adapted by Evan Jones (1927-2023) from John Wilson’s play Hamp, which he’d based on a 50-page section of James Lansdale Hodson’s 1955 novel Return to the Wood. Jones’s script – the second of four he wrote for Losey – does not equivocate about the moral injustice meted out to Hamp.
Notwithstanding its technical excellence, the picture [based on a play by John Wilson and a novel by James Lansdale Hodson] is carried by the outstanding performances of its three stars.
Based on the play Hamp by John Wilson (Edinburgh, 17 Aug 1964) and the novel Return to the Wood (London, 1955).
Oct 19, 2023 · Based on the John Wilson play Hamp which itself originated from the 1955 novel Return To The Wood by James Lansdale Hodson, the film marked the third of multiple director-actor collaborations between Losey and Bogarde, which also included 1954 thriller THE SLEEPING TIGER, the ground-breaking 1963 drama THE SERVANT and ACCIDENT (1967), also now ...
