Tunes of Glory
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1960-09-17
Runtime: 106 mins
Director: Ronald Neame
Spoken language: English
Genres: Drama
Original title: Tunes of Glory
Production Companies: Knightsbridge Films
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Cast
Alec Guinness
John Mills
Dennis Price
Kay Walsh
Susannah York
John Fraser
Gordon Jackson
Duncan Macrae
Percy Herbert
Allan Cuthbertson
Paul Whitsun-Jones
Gerald Harper
Richard Leech
Peter McEnery
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