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The Best of British: The Long and the Short and the Tall

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continues the season of British films of the 60s. starring Richard Todd, Laurence Harvey, Richard Harris
The first of two contrasting portrayals of soldiers under stress. Here the setting is a Far Eastern jungle during World War II, where the capture of a Japanese scout leads to hostility and violence within a small British patrol.
Films: page 17

Contributors

Screenplay:
Wolf Mankowitz
From the play by:
Willis Hall
Producer:
Michael Balcon
Director:
Leslie Norman
Sgt Mitchem:
Richard Todd
Pte Bamforth:
Laurence Harvey
Cpl Johnstone:
Richard Harris
L/Cpl MacLeish:
Ronald Fraser
Pte Whitaker:
David McCallum
Pte Smith:
John Meillon
Pte Evans:
John Rees
Tojo:
Kenji Takaki
Source: Radio Times

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