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Jungle Fighters (1961)
"The Long and the Short and the Tall" (original title)

 -  War | Drama  -  8 September 1961 (Finland)
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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 ... See full summary »

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Pvt. 'Bammo' Bamforth
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Sgt. 'Mitch' Mitchem
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Cpl. Johnstone
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Pvt. Sammy Whitaker
Ronald Fraser ...
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Pvt. 'Smudger' Smith
John Rees ...
Pvt. Evans
Kenji Takaki ...
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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 colors of each man comes to the surface ... Written by McGinty <McGinty@aol.com>

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Michael Caine was Peter O'Toole's understudy in the London stage production. See more »

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In the hut the soldiers' clothes become dry very quickly. Even when Laurence Harvey is wringing his shirt to get the water out, the rest of his clothes are dry. In the jungle during the rainy season, clothes would take hours if not days to dry out. See more »

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"Bless 'Em All"
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Written by Fred Godfrey, Jimmy Hughes and Frank Lake
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"Harvey Miscast"
17 May 2008 | by (United Kingdom) – See all my reviews

A great film which I had not watched for twenty years or so.But what really struck me was Lawrence Harvey's terrible accent.What was it supposed to be? I think it was on a par with Dick Van Dyke's in Mary Poppins.Some actors can move effortlessly between upper class and working class and be totally believable but in this case it almost ruined the film for me.It was a little "stagey" I agree and I think it could have been much better if the actors had swapped their parts around in a couple of cases.I would like to see a new version put onto film with a really good cast of contemporary actors and maybe shot on location.


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