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Alec Guinness, John Mills, Dennis Price, John Fraser, Susannah York ... see more see more... , Kay Walsh , Gordon Jackson , Allan Cuthbertson , Duncan Macrae , Jameson Clark , James Copeland , Keith Faulkner , Gerald Harper , John Harvey , Percy Herbert , Andrew Keir , Richard Leech , Angus Lennie , William Marlowe , Peter McEnery , Gwen Nelson , Lockwood West , Paul Whitsun-Jones , Eric Woodburn , Mark Burns , John Mackenzie , John Barcroft , William Young , Andrew Downie , Barry Steele , Donald Douglas , David Webb

Two excellent actors shine in powerful roles in this drama by Ronald Neame that pits one Scottish army colonel against another. Alec Guinness is Lt. Col. Jock Sinclair, a man who temporarily takes ove... read more read more...r command of a regiment until his replacement, Col. Basil Barrow (John Mills) arrives. Sinclair comes from the lower echelons of the social order but was at least able to work himself up the echelons in the military hierarchy. He is fairly well-liked though still a little rough around the edges for some. When Barrow takes over, the two men clash almost at once. Barrow is from the upper crust, went to all the "right" schools, and believes in discipline and then a little more discipline, as well as efficient and proper bureaucratic processes. The differences between the two men threaten to rupture the unity of the regiment, especially after Sinclair assaults a soldier he finds in the company of his daughter. Barrow opts to report his behavior, leading to a climactic series of events. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 47 min.

Directed by: Ronald Neame

Release Date: December 20, 1960

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DVD Release Date: February 17, 2004

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  • moonrivers
    May 4, 2012
    moonrivers
    Alec Guinness eats scenery left and right and John Mills seeths on the sideline as two Scottish officers clash in a bloody war of the wills. At stake is an idea: what kind of Army, and by implication, what kind of civilisation do we have? One run by thugs acting like gentlemen,... read more or one where gentlemen act like thugs? (Decide for yourself where you fit in the scheme of things while you watch) By no means just a two man show a regiment of supporting cast hold the flanks of this excellent, if old school, production. A must see if you've an interest in things military washed clean of propagandist rhetoric.

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Dennis Schwartz
April 7, 2009
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

It reverts to sentimentality and never manages to get to anything significant. Full Review

Douglas Pratt
July 21, 2006
Douglas Pratt, DVDLaser

Every time you think you have a firm understanding of a character's personality, something totally logical occurs that completely changes that assessment.

Pablo Villaca
September 15, 2003
Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena

Mills e Guinness protagonizam um belo duelo de interpretações, mas o filme se prejudica um pouco em seu terceiro ato, já que a resolução parece melodramática e artificial.

October 18, 2008
Variety

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Bosley Crowther
May 20, 2003
Bosley Crowther, New York Times

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Dave Kehr
January 1, 2000
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader

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Emanuel Levy
July 4, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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Christopher Null
February 15, 2004
Christopher Null, Filmcritic.com

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Michael Szymanski
July 8, 2003
Michael Szymanski, Zap2it.com

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Geoff Andrew
June 24, 2006
Geoff Andrew, Time Out

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