poster

Tunes of Glory

Drama

7.2

Release Date

September 17, 1960

Duration

106 min

Status

Released

Language

en

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.

Casts

Alec Guinness

Maj. Jock Sinclair, D.S.O., M.M.

Alec Guinness

John Mills

Lt. Col. Basil Barrow (Battalion Commander)

John Mills

Dennis Price

Maj. Charles 'Charlie' Scott, M.C. (Battalion Executive Officer)

Dennis Price

Kay Walsh

Mary Titterington

Kay Walsh

Susannah York

Morag Sinclair

Susannah York

John Fraser

Cpl. Piper Ian Fraser

John Fraser

Gordon Jackson

Capt. Jimmy Cairns, M.C. (Battalion Adjutant)

Gordon Jackson

Duncan Macrae

Pipe Maj. Duncan MacLean

Duncan Macrae

Percy Herbert

RSM Riddick

Percy Herbert

Allan Cuthbertson

Capt. Eric Simpson

Allan Cuthbertson

John Harvey

Sergeant (Bridge Hotel)

John Harvey

Frazer Hines

Frazer Hines

Peter McEnery

2nd Lt. David Mackinnon

Peter McEnery

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