Drama
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.
Directed by
Ronald Neame
Written by
James Kennaway
Alec Guinness
Maj. Jock Sinclair, D.S.O., M.M.
John Mills
Lt. Col. Basil Barrow (Battalion Commander)
Gordon Jackson
Capt. Jimmy Cairns, M.C. (Battalion Adjutant)
Susannah York
Morag Sinclair
Duncan Macrae
Pipe Maj. Duncan MacLean
Percy Herbert
RSM Riddick
Kay Walsh
Mary Titterington
Peter McEnery
2nd Lt. David Mackinnon
John Fraser
Cpl. Piper Ian Fraser
Frazer Hines
John Harvey
Sergeant (Bridge Hotel)
Dennis Price
Maj. Charles 'Charlie' Scott, M.C. (Battalion Executive Officer)
Allan Cuthbertson
Capt. Eric Simpson

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