Tunes of Glory

"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!"

Sep 17 1960 Not Rated 1h 47m
Drama

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.

Plot

Major Jock Sinclair has been in this Highland regiment since he joined as a boy piper. During World War II, as Second-in-Command, he was made acting Commanding Officer. Now the regiment has returned to Scotland, and a new commanding officer is to be appointed. Jock's own cleverness is pitted against his new C.O., his daughter, his girlfriend, and the other officers in the Mess.

Written by

James Kennaway

Directed by

Ronald Neame

Cast

Alec Guinness, John Mills, Susannah York

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Knightsbridge Films

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 7 nominations total

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