Maj. Jock Sinclair, D.S.O., M.M.
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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.
Alec Guinness and John Mills star as rival commanding officers of a Highland regiment after World War II. The film explores the clash of cultures, personalities and politics in the post-war army.
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- Drama
- Ronald Neame
- 1960-09-17
Oct 28, 2019 · Tunes of Glory 1960. John Mills; Alec Guinness; Duncan MacRae etc. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054412/...
- 102 min
- 157.9K
- Legolas Greenleaf -Deceased
A classic British drama about the clash of two commanding officers of a Scottish battalion in 1960. Alec Guinness and John Mills star in this adaptation of James Kennaway's novel, with commentary, interviews and essay.
- Maj. Jock Sinclair, DSO MM
Following World War II in peacetime Scotland, brigade headquarters replaces commanding officer Major Jock Sinclair (Alec Guinness), a boisterous battalion leader, with the strict,...
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- Alec Guinness
- Ronald Neame
- Drama
A Scottish military regiment faces a conflict between two senior officers after World War II. One is a former piper who rose from the ranks, and the other is a peace-time Oxford-educated officer.
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Dec 1, 2019 · In Ronald Neame’s Tunes of Glory, the incomparable Alec Guinness plays Jock Sinclair—a whiskey-drinking, up-by-the-bootstraps commanding officer of a peacetime Scottish battalion. A lifetime military man, Sinclair expects respect and loyalty from his men.
