The Long and the Short and the Tall(Movie, 1961)

Name: The Long and the Short and the Tall
Genre: War, Drama
Released: 1961
Duration: T01:50:00
Rating: 3.6

1h 50min | Genres: War, Drama

Rating: 3.6/5 (with 9 votes)

The Long and the Short and the Tall (released as Jungle Fighters in the US and Canada) is a 1961 British war film directed by Leslie Norman and starring Richard Todd, Laurence Harvey and Richard Harris. The film, which is based on a 1959 play with the same name, by Willis Hall, takes place in 1942 during the Malayan Campaign. The title comes from the second line of the First World War song "Bless 'Em All", which became very popular during the Second World War following recordings from singers such as Vera Lynn. ()

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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.

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Production country: United Kingdom (UK)

Plays in: Myanmar

Made by: Michael Balcon Productions

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 5 languages: Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN), French (FR), Italian (IT)

Status: Released

Release date GR: 02/28/1961

Cast: Richard Todd, Richard Harris, Laurence Harvey, Ronald Fraser, David McCallum, John Meillon

Director: Leslie Norman

Producer: Michael Balcon

Screenwriter: Wolf Mankowitz

Director of Photography: Erwin Hillier

Composer: Stanley Black

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Jungle Fighters"

Keywords: british army, anti war, soldier, moral conflict, based on play or musical, army, jungle, world war ii, burma

Color: Black & White (B/W)

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