Release Date: 1960
DVD Release Date: February 17th, 2004
Not Yet Rated|1 hr 46 min
Plot Summary
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.
Cast: Alec Guinness, John Mills, Susannah York, Dennis Price, John Fraser, Allan Cuthbertson, Kay Walsh, Gordon Jackson
Director: Ronald Neame
Genres: Drama
