| Tunes of Glory | |
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| Directed by | Ronald Neame |
| Screenplay by | James Kennaway |
| Based on | Tunes of Glory 1956 novel by James Kennaway |
| Produced by | Colin Lesslie |
| Starring | Alec Guinness John Mills |
| Cinematography | Arthur Ibbetson |
| Edited by | Anne V. Coates |
| Music by | Malcolm Arnold |
Production company | Knightsbridge Films |
| Distributed by | United Artists Lopert Pictures (US) |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £267,731[1] |
Tunes of Glory is a 1960 British drama film directed by Ronald Neame, starring Alec Guinness and John Mills, featuring Dennis Price, Kay Walsh, John Fraser, Duncan MacRae, Gordon Jackson and Susannah York.[2] It is based on the 1956 novel and screenplay by James Kennaway. The film is a psychological drama focusing on events in a wintry Scottish Highland regimental barracks in the period immediately following the Second World War.[3] Writer Kennaway served with the Gordon Highlanders, and the title refers to the bagpiping that accompanies every important action of the battalion.
- ^ Chapman, J. (2022). The Money Behind the Screen: A History of British Film Finance, 1945-1985. Edinburgh University Press p 360
- ^ "Tunes of Glory". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "Tunes of Glory". TCM. Retrieved 6 March 2013.