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Tunes of Glory
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!
1960 | 106m | English
Popularity: 0.7 (history)
| Director: | Ronald Neame |
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| Writer: | James Kennaway |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 17, 1960 |
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| Director: | Ronald Neame |
| Writer: | James Kennaway |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | scotland, based on novel or book, command, military service, discipline, post war, bagpipe, barracks, scottish highlands |
| Production Companies | Knightsbridge Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 06, 2026 Entered: Apr 15, 2024 |
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| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Keith Faulkner | Piper Adam |
| Angus Lennie | Orderly Room Clerk |
| Andrew Keir | Lance Corporal Campbell |
| Eric Woodburn | Landlord |
| Andrew Downie | Corporal Walter |
| Jameson Clark | Sir Alan |
| Lockwood West | Provost |
| Gwen Nelson | Provost's Wife |
| Joan Hickson | Guest at Party (uncredited) |
| Frazer Hines | (uncredited) |
| bryan hulme | Corporal Drummer |
| Robert Arnold | Officer |
| Richard Rudd | Officer |
| John Barcroft | Officer |
| James Copeland | Officer |
| Mark Burns | Officer |
| John Bown | Actor |
| William Young | Officer |
| David Webb | Officer |
| William Marlowe | Officer |
| Barry Steele | Officer |
| Keith Banks | Officer |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Michael Stevenson | Third Assistant Director |
| Arthur Ibbetson | Director of Photography |
| Wilfred Shingleton | Production Design |
| Harry Frampton | Makeup Artist |
| Barbara Ritchie | Hairstylist |
| Pat Marsden | Production Manager |
| Maureen Whitty | Production Secretary |
| Ronald Neame | Director |
| Malcolm Arnold | Original Music Composer |
| Anne V. Coates | Editor |
| James Kennaway | Screenplay, Novel |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Colin Lesslie | Producer |
| Albert Fennell | Executive Producer |
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