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    The Long and the Short and the Tall

    110'

    1961-02-28

    6.7

    Raw emotions bared !

    War,Comedy,Drama

    Overview:

    Based on a play by Willis Hall. A troop of British soldiers are out in the jungle to record jungle noises and troop noises in the jungle so that the recordings can be played back by other troops to divert the enemy to their whereabouts. As they progress to what they think is closer to the base camp they find themselves farther and farther from radio range until the only channel they can get clearly is that of a Japanese broadcast. They now realize they are probably only 10 to 15 miles from a Japanese camp! The tension is added to by rowdy and openly admitted "non-hero" Private Bamforth who has nothing good to say about anyone and especially Corporal Johnstone (who holds an equal dislike for Bamforth). When a Japanese soldier is taken as their prisoner, the true colours of each man comes to the surface

    WritingWillis HallDirectingLeslie Norman

    Cast

    2

    Pvt. 'Bammo' Bamforth

    Laurence Harvey

    1

    Sgt. 'Mitch' Mitchem

    Richard Todd

    3

    Cpl. Johnstone

    Richard Harris

    2

    Pvt. Sammy Whitaker

    David McCallum

    1

    L / Cpl. Macleish

    Ronald Fraser

    1

    Pte. Smith

    John Meillon

    1

    Pte. Evans

    John Rees

    1

    Tojo

    Kenji Takaki

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. United Kingdom
    • List of languages:
      1. English
    • List of companies:
      1. Michael Balcon Productions
    • Vote Count: 29
    • Popularity: 0.8926
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:The Long and the Short and the Tall

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