Tunes of Glory

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.

Cast

Alec Guinness

Alec Guinness

as Maj. Jock Sinclair, D.S.O., M.M.

John Mills

John Mills

as Lt. Col. Basil Barrow (Battalion Commander)

Dennis Price

Dennis Price

as Maj. Charles 'Charlie' Scott, M.C. (Battalion Executive Officer)

Kay Walsh

Kay Walsh

as Mary Titterington

Susannah York

Susannah York

as Morag Sinclair

John Fraser

John Fraser

as Cpl. Piper Ian Fraser

Gordon Jackson

Gordon Jackson

as Capt. Jimmy Cairns, M.C. (Battalion Adjutant)

Duncan Macrae

Duncan Macrae

as Pipe Maj. Duncan MacLean

Percy Herbert

Percy Herbert

as RSM Riddick

Allan Cuthbertson

Allan Cuthbertson

as Capt. Eric Simpson

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