Tunes of Glory
“Colonel Jock Sinclair drank with his men... and sang and danced with them... until that day, when a shot rang out... and he stood alone!”
1960 · 1 h 46 min
Directed by 
Ronald Neame
Ronald NeameCast
Alec Guinness 
John Mills 
Susannah York 
Dennis Price 
Kay Walsh 
John Fraser
Credits
Written by: James Kennaway
Plot
In a Scottish regiment, a rough, popular lieutenant colonel is replaced by a disciplined, correct new commander, and the clash of the two men leads to tragedy.
Sinekatalog’s take
A gripping drama of class and pride, with Alec Guinness and John Mills.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.5 / 10 (5,241 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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