During World War I, the British troops are entrenched at Passchendaele, Belgium. Amongst the volunteers, there is a young British soldier, Private Arthur James Hamp (Sir Tom Courtenay), who is the sole survivor of his original company. Hamp spent three years in the trenches, and this makes him a veteran. He has never been accused of cowardice, but one day, he simply decides to leave the war behind him and walk all the way home to Britain. In Calais, France, he is challenged b... (Full plot summary below)
Enjoy FREE movies and series with your Prime (USA) subscription or when you start a 30-day free trial!
| Movie Source | Available | Offers | Added | Views | Quality | Format | Rating | Link | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | UK only | 1 Month Free Trial | 02 Dec 2017 | 4968 | HD | Watch OnlineStream Instantly | 62% |  Report: Broken Link |   |
| USA only | 1 Month Free Trial | 17 May 2014 | 5920 | HD | Watch OnlineStream Instantly | 90% | Report: Broken Link | |
| IRELAND only | 1 Month Free Trial | 25 Aug 2015 | 4343 | HD | Watch OnlineStream Instantly | 82% | Report: Broken Link | |
 | UK only | 30 Day Free Trial | 16 Jun 2015 | 718 | HD | Watch OnlineStream Instantly | 100% | Report: Broken Link | |
![Its HD [King and Country]](/images/logos/icons/itshd.png){kind=icon} | WORLDWIDE | ? | 19 May 2022 | 3577 | HD | Watch OnlineStream Instantly | 87% | Report: Broken Link | |
 | UK only | 30 Day Free Trial | 29 May 2018 | 589 | HD | Watch OnlineStream Instantly | 60% | Report: Broken Link | |
 | UK only | Free Credit | 06 May 2015 | 128 | HD | Watch OnlineStream Instantly | 32% | Report: Broken Link | |
 | WORLDWIDE | ? | 08 Dec 2016 | 88 | HD | Watch OnlineStream Instantly | 18% | Report: Broken Link | |
 | WORLDWIDE | ? | 02 Nov 2015 | 20 | SD / TV | Watch OnlineStream Instantly | 11% | Report: Broken Link | |
 | WORLDWIDE | ? | 15 May 2026 | 144 | HD | Watch OnlineStream Instantly | 11% | Report: Broken Link | |
 | WORLDWIDE | ? | 28 Sep 2019 | 4 | SD / TV | Watch OnlineStream Instantly | 7% | Report: Broken Link | |
Links compiled using automated software. Availability of offers subject to change / might be region specific / out of date.
| Movie Source | Available | Offers | Added | Views | Quality | Format | Rating | Link | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK only | 30 Day Free Trial | 31 Jul 2021 | 1854 | SD / DVD | DVD RentalRent by Post | 85% |  Report: Broken Link | |
 | UK only | N/A | 31 Jul 2021 | 67 | SD / DVD | DVD RentalRent by Post | 62% | Report: Broken Link | |
 | USA only | 1 Month Free Trial | 31 Jul 2021 | 257 | SD / DVD | DVD RentalRent by Mail | 10% | Report: Broken Link | |
| USA only | 1 Month Free Trial | 31 Jul 2021 | 9675 | SD / DVD | DVD RentalRent by Mail | 99% | Report: Broken Link | |
| Movie Source | Available | Offers | Added | Views | Quality | Format | Rating | Link | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK only | 30 Day Free Trial | 04 Dec 2018 | 226 | HD / BR | Blu Ray RentalRent by Post | 79% | Report: Broken Link | |
| UK only | N/A | 04 Dec 2018 | 27 | HD / BR | Blu Ray RentalRent by Post | 13% | Report: Broken Link | |
| USA only | 1 Month Free Trial | 31 Jul 2021 | 631 | HD / BR | Blu Ray RentalRent by Mail | 9% | Report: Broken Link | |
| USA only | 1 Month Free Trial | 04 Dec 2018 | 5931 | HD / BR | Blu Ray RentalRent by Mail | 87% | Report: Broken Link | |
During World War I, the British troops are entrenched at Passchendaele, Belgium. Amongst the volunteers, there is a young British soldier, Private Arthur James Hamp (Sir Tom Courtenay), who is the sole survivor of his original company. Hamp spent three years in the trenches, and this makes him a veteran. He has never been accused of cowardice, but one day, he simply decides to leave the war behind him and walk all the way home to Britain. In Calais, France, he is challenged by a Military Police patrol, who promptly arrests him for leaving without permission. Hamp's commanding officers decide to convene a court-martial and charge him with desertion. If found guilty, Hamp could be shot by a firing squad. Captain Hargreaves (Sir Dirk Bogarde) is assigned to be Hamp's defending attorney, but he seems skeptical about the deserter's chances of acquittal. During their first talk, Captain Hargreaves is impressed by his client's utter sincerity and naivete. He learns that his client volunteered on a dare by his friends back home, spent three years in the front-line trenches, remained sole survivor of his company, and that he decided to leave the war and return home. When Hargreaves asks Hamp why he decided to leave the war, Hamp simply says that he got tired of watching his comrades die, and that the noises of war made him sick. On top of that, Hamp argued he received news from home about his wife's unfaithfulness. All of these reasons made him want to leave the war behind and return home to England. Captain Hargreaves remains unsympathetic. The military doctor's report indicated that deserter Hamp does not suffer from shell-shock and Captain Hargreaves accepts that fact. However, suspecting that his client's case is a more complex and peculiar case, Captain Hargreaves believes that Hamp is not responsible for his actions. He prepares the best he can for the upcoming court-martial.
Leave your thoughts about King and Country.
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzTense, downbeat, class-conscious antiwar drama. |
| User ReviewChristopher BA gripping, impossibly tense affair from the outset. Bogarde is terrific. |
| User ReviewPaul DNetflix carries this - I just watched it on TCM. A great film, very much a "filmed play", not long, just an hour and a half. |
| User ReviewKurt FThis is so offensive to soldiers, just because Hamps a working class soldier he's really stupid? And when Webb says stuff about being in the war to do what he's told when Hamp clearly is to. The guy who wrote this is just attacking working class and saying wether they can handle the war is based on their rank. It feels like they wrote this film just to have a got at the working class |
