Tunes of Glory

Ronald Neame
1960-09-17

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!
7.1
106 min

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

Name Character Team
Alec Guinness Maj. Jock Sinclair, D.S.O., M.M. Unowned
John Mills Lt. Col. Basil Barrow (Battalion Commander) Unowned
Dennis Price Maj. Charles 'Charlie' Scott, M.C. (Battalion Executive Officer) Unowned
Kay Walsh Mary Titterington Unowned
Susannah York Morag Sinclair Unowned
John Fraser Cpl. Piper Ian Fraser Unowned
Gordon Jackson Capt. Jimmy Cairns, M.C. (Battalion Adjutant) Unowned
Duncan Macrae Pipe Maj. Duncan MacLean Unowned
Percy Herbert RSM Riddick Unowned
Allan Cuthbertson Capt. Eric Simpson Unowned
John Harvey Sergeant (Bridge Hotel) Unowned
Frazer Hines Unowned
Peter McEnery 2nd Lt. David Mackinnon Unowned