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Overview

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7.9/10   1,369 votes
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Director:
Ronald Neame
Writers:
James Kennaway (novel)
James Kennaway (screenplay)
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Release Date:
20 December 1960 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
Colonel Jock Sinclair drank with his officers...and sang and danced with them...until that day when a shot rang out AND HE STOOD ALONE! more
Plot:
Major Jock Sinclair has been in this Highland regiment since he joined as a boy piper. During the Second World War... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 6 nominations more
User Comments:
searing portrayal by Guinness more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

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

John Mills ... Lt. Col. Basil Barrow (Battalion Commander)
Dennis Price ... Maj. Charles 'Charlie' Scott, M.C. (Battalion Executive Officer)
Kay Walsh ... Mary Titterington
John Fraser ... Cpl. Piper Ian Fraser
Susannah York ... Morag Sinclair
Gordon Jackson ... Capt. Jimmy Cairns, M.C. (Battalion Adjutant)
Duncan Macrae ... Pipe Maj. Duncan MacLean
Percy Herbert ... RSM Riddick
Allan Cuthbertson ... Capt. Eric Simpson
Paul Whitsun-Jones ... Maj. 'Dusty' Miller (Mess President)
Gerald Harper ... Maj. Hugo MacMillan
Richard Leech ... Capt. Alec Rattray

Peter McEnery ... 2nd Lt. David MacKinnon
Keith Faulkner ... Cpl. Piper Adam
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Additional Details

Runtime:
107 min | USA:106 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) | Australia:PG | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:15

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Trivia:
'Joan Hickson' can be seen among the party-guests at the castle just before Barrow blows his cool. A brief exchange with him appears to be edited out. more
Quotes:
Jock Sinclair: That's a cheesy tune! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in The 52nd Annual Academy Awards (1980) (TV) more

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10 out of 13 people found the following comment useful:-
searing portrayal by Guinness, 9 August 1999
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One of the marks of a truly great actor is the ability to do both comedy and heavy roles. To contrast Guinness's portrayal here of Jock Sinclair with, say, his Professor Marcus in 'The Ladykillers' is to become aware of the protean range of his talent. (One cannot imagine, for instance, John Wayne doing comedy.) To my mind Alex Guinness is the premier actor of the century; his performances have immeasurably enriched my inner life.

I am not as enamored of "Tunes of Glory" as I am of, say, "Bridge on the River Kwai," but it is without question a powerful movie. The conflict between Sinclair and Barrow is palpable; I think, in particular, of Mill's violently trembling rage during the dancing scene, and Guinness's dismissive ridicule of Barrow's deepest confidences ("toy soldiers!") during his attempt to con him into clemency. Sinclair's grief-stricken collapse at the end is truly an unforgettable scene and a tribute to Guinness's power.

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