Summary
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.
Details
Release Date: September 17, 1960
Runtime: 106 minutes
Genres: Drama
Original Language: EN
Rating: ⭐ 7.0/10 (60 votes)
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Cast
Alec Guinness
Maj. Jock Sinclair, D.S.O., M.M.
John Mills
Lt. Col. Basil Barrow (Battalion Commander)
Dennis Price
Maj. Charles 'Charlie' Scott, M.C. (Battalion Executive Officer)
Kay Walsh
Mary Titterington
Susannah York
Morag Sinclair
John Fraser
Cpl. Piper Ian Fraser
Gordon Jackson
Capt. Jimmy Cairns, M.C. (Battalion Adjutant)
Duncan Macrae
Pipe Maj. Duncan MacLean
Percy Herbert
RSM Riddick
Allan Cuthbertson
Capt. Eric Simpson
Paul Whitsun-Jones
Major Dusty Miller
Gerald Harper
Major Hugo Macmillan
Richard Leech
Captain Alec Rattray
Peter McEnery
2nd Lt. David Mackinnon
John Harvey
Sergeant (Bridge Hotel)
Angus Lennie
Orderly Room Clerk
Andrew Keir
Lance Corporal Campbell
Jameson Clark
Sir Alan
Lockwood West
Provost
Joan Hickson
Guest at Party (uncredited)
Frazer Hines
(uncredited)
James Copeland
Officer
Mark Burns
Officer
David Webb
Officer
William Marlowe
Officer