Tunes of Glory (1960)

Directed by

Ronald Neame

Genre

drama film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 47m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 67 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In a Highland regiment just after World War Two, a charismatic but impulsive battalion commander clashes with his newly appointed, more disciplined second-in-command. Their personal and professional conflict escalates within the rigid confines of the barracks, testing loyalties and unraveling both men.

tensemelancholicdeliberateatmosphericwintryclaustrophobiccharacter-drivensomberpsychological

What happens

Tunes of Glory is a 1960 British drama film directed by Ronald Neame, starring Alec Guinness and John Mills, featuring Dennis Price, Kay Walsh, John Fraser, Duncan MacRae, Gordon Jackson and Susannah York. It is based on the 1956 novel and screenplay by James Kennaway. The film is a psychological drama focusing on events in a wintry Scottish Highland regimental barracks in the period immediately following the Second World War. Writer Kennaway served with the Gordon Highlanders, and the title refers to the bagpiping that accompanies every important action of the battalion. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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