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Tunes of Glory

1960 · 106 min

A slow-burning psychological drama of military pride and personal downfall, with a wintry, claustrophobic atmosphere and a devastating emotional climax.

Directed by: Ronald Neame
Genres: Drama
Starring: Alec Guinness, John Mills, Dennis Price

Tagline: Colonel Jock Sinclair drank with his men... and sang and danced with them... until that day, when a shot rang out... and he stood alone!
Overview: 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.

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Directed by: Ronald Neame
Genres: Drama
Starring: Alec Guinness, John Mills, Dennis Price

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: power
identity
betrayal
guilt
trauma
Places: military
small town
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	8

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