The High Command (1938)
- Directed by
- Thorold Dickinson
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 10 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A British general stationed in a West African colony faces a crisis when a scandal from his past threatens to destroy his reputation. Military duty and personal loyalties clash as secrets emerge.
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What happens
The High Command is a 1937 British drama film directed by Thorold Dickinson and starring Lionel Atwill, Lucie Mannheim and James Mason. It was shot at Ealing Studios and on location on the Gold Coast. The film's sets were designed by the art director Holmes Paul. It is an adaptation of the 1936 novel The General Goes Too Far by Lewis Robinson. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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