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Raw emotions bared ! - The Long and the Short and the Tall
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Title: The Long and the Short and the Tall

Release Date: 28 Feb 1961

Runtime: 1h 50m

Genre: War, Comedy, Drama

Director: Michael Balcon Productions

Production Companies: Michael Balcon Productions

Overview: Based on a play by Willis Hall. A troop of British soldiers are out in the jungle to record jungle noises and troop noises in the jungle so that the recordings can be played back by other troops to divert the enemy to their whereabouts. As they progress to what they think is closer to the base camp they find themselves farther and farther from radio range until the only channel they can get clearly is that of a Japanese broadcast. They now realize they are probably only 10 to 15 miles from a Japanese camp! The tension is added to by rowdy and openly admitted "non-hero" Private Bamforth who has nothing good to say about anyone and especially Corporal Johnstone (who holds an equal dislike for Bamforth). When a Japanese soldier is taken as their prisoner, the true colours of each man comes to the surface

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Average Vote: 7.083 (24 votes)

Cast

  • Pvt. 'Bammo' Bamforth: Laurence Harvey
  • Sgt. 'Mitch' Mitchem: Richard Todd
  • Cpl. Johnstone: Richard Harris
  • Pvt. Sammy Whitaker: David McCallum
  • L / Cpl. Macleish: Ronald Fraser
  • Pte. Smith: John Meillon
  • Pte. Evans: John Rees
  • Tojo: Kenji Takaki
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