Tunes of Glory

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Tunes of Glory

1960,

1h 46m,

Drama

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Following World War II in peacetime Scotland, brigade headquarters replaces commanding officer Major Jock Sinclair (Alec Guinness), a boisterous battalion leader, with the strict, temperamental Lieutenant Colonel Basil Barrow (John Mills). 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.

Terence Kelly

Sight & Sound

Feb 10, 2020

The ending itself is inexcusable.

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

Aug 10, 2020

4/5

Guinness and Mills expertly engage with Kennaway's dialogue, which boiled down is two men unable or unwilling to secede control.

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Nathanael Hood

The Retro Set

Jan 9, 2020

7/10

A marvelous indictment of institutional machismo and performative masculinity that saw two of England's best actors...play against type and deliver two of their finest performances.

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David Bax

Battleship Pretension

Dec 22, 2019

The persistent and lovely sound of bagpipes is almost enough to drown out the sound of men's inner demons clawing at each other's psyches.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Dec 15, 2019

3/4

Alec Guinness and John Mills prove to be able adversaries in this drama (with sizable dollops of humor) set amidst the officers of a Scottish peacetime battalion.

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Dwight MacDonald

Esquire Magazine

Jul 12, 2019

One of those films... which are of little interest cinematically and out of fashion thematically (no sex, no violence, no low life) and yet manage to be very good entertainment.

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Finn R

Mar 25, 2018

It reverts to sentimentality and never manages to get to anything significant.

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Ronald Neame

Director

Alec Guinness

Maj. Jock Sinclair, D.S.O., M.M.

John Mills

Lt. Col. Basil Barrow

Susannah York

Morag Sinclair

Dennis Price

Maj. Charles 'Charlie' Scott, M.C.

John Fraser

Cpl. Piper Ian Fraser

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Synopsis

Following World War II in peacetime Scotland, brigade headquarters replaces commanding officer Major Jock Sinclair (Alec Guinness), a boisterous battalion leader, with the strict, temperamental Lieutenant Colonel Basil Barrow (John Mills). 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.

Director: Ronald Neame
Producer: Colin Lesslie
Screenwriter: James Kennaway
Distributor: Lopert Pictures Corp.
Production Co: Knightsbridge Films
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 20, 1960, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 18, 2016
Runtime: 1h 46m

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