Bitter Victory 1957

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader: Nicholas Ray's direction of black-and-white CinemaScope, that freak child of the 50s, is consistently brilliant in this raw, confused masterpiece. Read more

Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: Contemplating the dangerous games men play with macho self-images, this survives as one of Ray's greatest works. Read more

Time Out: The title tells all. Read more

Jordan Mintzer, Variety: Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: Fine thesping by Richard Burton leads a series of top performances by other members of large cast. Read more