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The Long and the Short and the Tall
Raw emotions bared !
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
- Original title
- The Long and the Short and the Tall
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US,GB
- Budget
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- Revenue
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Laurence Harvey
Pvt. 'Bammo' Bamforth
Richard Todd
Sgt. 'Mitch' Mitchem
Richard Harris
Cpl. Johnstone
David McCallum
Pvt. Sammy Whitaker
Ronald Fraser
L / Cpl. Macleish
John Meillon
Pte. Smith
Kenji Takaki
Tojo
Erwin Hillier
Director of Photography
Michael Balcon
Producer
Wolf Mankowitz
Screenplay
Dead or Alive
The Great Dictator
Paths of Glory
Saving Private Ryan
Lawrence of Arabia
Downfall
The Last Samurai
The Last Emperor
A Few Good Men
The Man Who Would Be King
Grease
A Man for All Seasons
Arlington Road
Wag the Dog
The Tin Drum
Antonia's Line
The Great Love
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Geliebte Hochstaplerin
Husári
Paths of Glory
Zulu
No Time for Sergeants
The Guns of Navarone
Ice Cold in Alex
The Four Feathers
Breaker Morant
Gettysburg
Shoulder Arms
Objective, Burma!
Buck Privates
Battleground
Oh! What a Lovely War
The War Below
The Last Rifleman
Tobruk
Story of G.I. Joe
Waiting for Anya
Taking Sides
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
Mar 14, 1962
