The Long and the Short and the Tall (1961)

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

Directing:
  • Leslie Norman

Writing:
  • Willis Hall
  • Wolf Mankowitz

Stars:
Release Date: 1961-02-28
themoviedb icon 7.2/10
  • Country: GB
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 110

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Richard Harris
Richard Harri...
Cpl. Johnstone
David McCallum
David McCallu...
Pvt. Sammy Whitaker
Richard Todd
Richard Todd
Sgt. 'Mitch' Mitchem
Laurence Harvey
Laurence Harv...
Pvt. 'Bammo' Bamforth
Ronald Fraser
Ronald Fraser
L / Cpl. Macleish
John Meillon
John Meillon
Pte. Smith
Kenji Takaki
Kenji Takaki
Tojo
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