
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!”
1960 · 1h 46m · NR · 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.
Cast
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
Susannah York Morag Sinclair
John Fraser Cpl. Piper Ian Fraser
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 Major Dusty Miller
Gerald Harper Major Hugo MacmillanReviews 0
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