TUNES OF GLORY
"TUNES OF GLORY" (1960)
SYNOPSIS: 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."
STARRING: Alec Guinness, John Mills, Kay Walsh, Susannah York, Dennis Price, Gordon Jackson and Allan Cuthbertson.
SCREENPLAY: James Kennaway; Based on his 1956 novel of the same name.
DIRECTOR: Ronald Neame
AWARDS & OTHER HONORS:
James Kennaway, who adapted the screenplay from his novel, was nominated for an Academy Awards for "Best Adapted Screenplay", but lost to Elmer Gantry.
It also received numerous BAFTA nominations, including "Best Film", "Best British Film", "Best British Screenplay" and "Best Actor" nominations for both Guinness and Mills.
The film was the official British entry at the 1960 Venice Film Festival.
John Mills won the "Best Actor" award at the 1960 Venice Film Festival.
The film was named "Best Foreign Film" by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in 1960.
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