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Conduct Unbecoming (1975)

Conduct Unbecoming poster
Directed by
Michael Anderson
Genre
trial film
Country
Australia, United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 47m
Rated
PG
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 24 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A British officer is put on a secret court-martial in a 19th century Indian Army barracks for assaulting a fellow officer's widow. The trial forces the men involved to confront codes of honor and hidden truths.

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What happens

Conduct Unbecoming is a 1975 British period legal drama film directed by Michael Anderson and adapted by Robert Enders from Barry England's play of the same name. It features an ensemble cast, starring Michael York, Richard Attenborough, Trevor Howard, Stacy Keach, Christopher Plummer and Susannah York. Set in a British Indian Army barracks in the late 19th-century, the film centers on an impromptu court-martial following the assault of Captain John Scarlett's widow Marjorie. Conduct Unbecoming was released by British Lion Films on 5 October 1975, to generally positive reviews. The American National Board of Review ranked the film in its Top Ten Films of 1975. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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