Tunes of Glory

Tunes of Glory

1960
1h 46m
7.1

7.1/10

61 votes • View on IMDb
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!"

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.

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Production Information

Production Companies
Knightsbridge Films
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

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

Quick Facts

Release Date September 17, 1960
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0054412

Cast

Alec Guinness
Alec Guinness

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

John Mills
John Mills

Lt. Col. Basil Barrow (Battalion Commander)

Dennis Price
Dennis Price

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

Kay Walsh
Kay Walsh

Mary Titterington

Susannah York
Susannah York

Morag Sinclair

John Fraser
John Fraser

Cpl. Piper Ian Fraser

Gordon Jackson
Gordon Jackson

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

Duncan Macrae
Duncan Macrae

Pipe Maj. Duncan MacLean

Percy Herbert
Percy Herbert

RSM Riddick

Allan Cuthbertson
Allan Cuthbertson

Capt. Eric Simpson

Paul Whitsun-Jones
Paul Whitsun-Jones

Major Dusty Miller

Gerald Harper
Gerald Harper

Major Hugo Macmillan

Key Crew

Ronald Neame
Director
Colin Lesslie
Producer
Albert Fennell
Executive Producer
James Kennaway
Screenplay