The Long and the Short and the Tall

The Long and the Short and the Tall (1961)

Raw emotions bared !

  • Genre: War, Comedy, Drama
  • Release Date: 1961-02-28
  • User Rating: 7.1/10 from 23 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 50min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Michael Balcon Productions
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Director: Leslie Norman
star 7.1/10
From 23 Ratings

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Summary

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

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  • Laurence Harvey

    as Pvt. 'Bammo' Bamforth
  • Richard Todd

    as Sgt. 'Mitch' Mitchem
  • Richard Harris

    as Cpl. Johnstone
  • David McCallum

    as Pvt. Sammy Whitaker
  • Ronald Fraser

    as L / Cpl. Macleish
  • John Meillon

    as Pte. Smith
  • John Rees

    as Pte. Evans
  • Kenji Takaki

    as Tojo
Directing Leslie Norman Director
Writing Wolf Mankowitz Screenplay
Camera Erwin Hillier Director of Photography
Writing Willis Hall Story
Production Michael Balcon Producer