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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! - Tunes of Glory
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Title: Tunes of Glory

Release Date: 17 Sep 1960

Runtime: 1h 46m

Genre: Drama

Director: Knightsbridge Films

Production Companies: Knightsbridge Films

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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Average Vote: 7.1 (54 votes)

Cast

  • Maj. Jock Sinclair, D.S.O., M.M.: Alec Guinness
  • Lt. Col. Basil Barrow (Battalion Commander): John Mills
  • Maj. Charles 'Charlie' Scott, M.C. (Battalion Executive Officer): Dennis Price
  • Mary Titterington: Kay Walsh
  • Morag Sinclair: Susannah York
  • Cpl. Piper Ian Fraser: John Fraser
  • Capt. Jimmy Cairns, M.C. (Battalion Adjutant): Gordon Jackson
  • Pipe Maj. Duncan MacLean: Duncan Macrae
  • RSM Riddick: Percy Herbert
  • Capt. Eric Simpson: Allan Cuthbertson
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