Tunes of Glory (1960)
Directed by Ronald Neame · 106 min · Drama
20.6 TOPICAL score · #4,457 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Tunes of Glory (1960, directed by Ronald Neame) has a TOPICAL score of 20.6 - ranked 4,457 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on cast and awards, and lowest on historical impact. It won 0 awards from 1 nomination. Critics: 70% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.3/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 7/10 (68 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 10 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics70% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.3/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 7/10 (68 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 1 nomination
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 10 languages
- Still read6,440 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Alec Guinness (actor #53), John Mills (actor #433), Dennis Price, Kay Walsh