Sininen partio

Original title: The Long and the Short and the Tall

19611961
K-16K-16
1h 50m

IMDb RATING

6.7/10

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Drama War

In 1942, a group of British soldiers is sent on a mission in the Malaysian jungle and gets lost into the Japanese controlled zone.In 1942, a group of British soldiers is sent on a mission in the Malaysian jungle and gets lost into the Japanese controlled zone.In 1942, a group of British soldiers is sent on a mission in the Malaysian jungle and gets lost into the Japanese controlled zone.

IMDb RATING

6.7/10

898

YOUR RATING

Director
- Leslie Norman
Writers
- Willis Hall(play)
- Wolf Mankowitz(screenplay)
Stars

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Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
- 3 nominations total

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Richard Harris and Richard Todd in Sininen partio (1961)

Laurence Harvey in Sininen partio (1961)

Trivia
Filmed entirely in the studio.

Goofs
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.

Quotes
Pvt. 'Bammo' Bamforth: [to Macleish] I hope they carve your brother up... I hope they carve your bloody brother up!

Soundtracks
Hi-Jig-A-Jig
(uncredited)
Written by Harold Box, Desmond Cox and Lou Preager

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Review

Featured review

6/10

"Harvey Miscast"

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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