Tunes of Glory
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.
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| Produced by | Colin Lesslie
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| Written by | James Kennaway
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| Production company | Knightsbridge Films |
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| Release date | 4 September 1960 (Venice Film Festival)
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| Running time | 106 minutes
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| Country | United Kingdom
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| Language | English
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Cpl. Fraser: Aye, sir.
Jock Sinclair: Then you're a damn fool. You leave "honorable intentions" to fathers like me.
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