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Tunes of Glory (1960)

Tunes of Glory (1960)

Drama

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!

Release Date: 1960, September 17
Directors: Ronald Neame
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: Knightsbridge Films
Cast: Alec Guinness, Susannah York, Frazer Hines, Gordon Jackson, Angus Lennie, Mark Burns, Andrew Keir, David Webb, John Mills, Duncan Macrae, Percy Herbert, William Young

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

based on novel or book scotland scottish highlands discipline post war command military service bagpipe barracks