Movie·1960·1h 46m
Tunes of Glory
Colonel Jock Sinclair drank with his men... and sang and danced with them... until that day, when a shot rang out... and he stood alone!
Directed By
Ronald Neame
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
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The Story
Following World War II in peacetime Scotland, brigade headquarters replaces commanding officer Major Jock Sinclair, a boisterous battalion leader, with the strict, temperamental Lieutenant Colonel Basil Barrow. Resentful toward his replacement, Sinclair undermines Barrow's authority and damages his successor's reputation among the soldiers. Barrow faces an uphill battle in regaining the discipline and respect of his battalion.
Written By
James Kennaway
Producer
Colin Lesslie, Albert Fennell
Cinematography
Arthur Ibbetson
Music
Malcolm Arnold
Editor
Anne V. Coates
Themes
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Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
Alec Guinness
Maj. Jock Sinclair, D.S.O., M.M.
John Mills
Lt. Col. Basil Barrow (Battalion Commander)
Dennis Price
Maj. Charles 'Charlie' Scott, M.C. (Battalion Executive Officer)
Kay Walsh
Mary Titterington
Susannah York
Morag Sinclair
John Fraser
Cpl. Piper Ian Fraser
Gordon Jackson
Capt. Jimmy Cairns, M.C. (Battalion Adjutant)
Duncan Macrae
Pipe Maj. Duncan MacLean
Percy Herbert
RSM Riddick
Allan Cuthbertson
Capt. Eric Simpson
Paul Whitsun-Jones
Major Dusty Miller
Gerald Harper
Major Hugo Macmillan
Richard Leech
Captain Alec Rattray
Peter McEnery
2nd Lt. David Mackinnon
John Harvey
Sergeant (Bridge Hotel)
Keith Faulkner
Piper Adam
Angus Lennie
Orderly Room Clerk
Andrew Keir
Lance Corporal Campbell
// crew
Crew
Ronald Neame
Director
Colin Lesslie
Producer
Albert Fennell
Executive Producer
Malcolm Arnold
Original Music Composer
Arthur Ibbetson
Director of Photography
Anne V. Coates
Editor
James Kennaway
Screenplay
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