The Long and the Short and the Tall


The Long and the Short and the Tall

Overview:

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

Votes 15 (7.6/10)

Runtime: 110 minutes

Release Date 1961-02-28

Tagline: Raw emotions bared !

Production company:

  • Michael Balcon Productions

Production country:

  • United Kingdom

Genres:

  • War
  • Drama

Further Information

Pvt. 'Bammo' Bamforth
Laurence Harvey
Laurence Harvey
Sgt. 'Mitch' Mitchem
Richard Todd
Richard Todd
Cpl. Johnstone
Richard Harris
Richard Harris
Pvt. Sammy Whitaker
David McCallum
David McCallum
L / Cpl. Macleish
Ronald Fraser
Ronald Fraser
Pte. Smith
John Meillon
John Meillon
Pte. Evans
John Rees
John Rees
Tojo
Kenji Takaki
Kenji Takaki
Producer
Michael Balcon
Michael Balcon
Screenplay
Wolf Mankowitz
Wolf Mankowitz
Director
Leslie Norman
Leslie Norman
Story
Willis Hall
Willis Hall
Director of Photography
Erwin Hiller
Erwin Hiller
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