Tunes of Glory
1960 · 106 min
Directed by Ronald Neame. Written by James Kennaway. Starring Alec Guinness, John Mills, Dennis Price, Kay Walsh.
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.
Critics 70% · audiences 78% · streaming on Tubi · 1 Oscar nomination