Tunes of Glory
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| Directed by | Ronald Neame |
| Screenplay by | James Kennaway |
| Based on | Tunes of Glory 1956 novel by James Kennaway |
| Produced by | Colin Lesslie |
| Starring | Alec Guinness John Mills |
| Cinematography | Arthur Ibbetson |
| Edited by | Anne V. Coates |
| Music by | Malcolm Arnold |
Production company | Knightsbridge Films |
| Distributed by | United Artists Lopert Pictures (US) |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £267,731 |
Tunes of Glory is a 1960 British drama film directed by Ronald Neame, starring Alec Guinness and John Mills, featuring Dennis Price, Kay Walsh, John Fraser, Duncan MacRae, Gordon Jackson and Susannah York. It is based on the 1956 novel and screenplay by James Kennaway. The film is a psychological drama focusing on events in a wintry Scottish Highland regimental barracks in the period immediately following the Second World War. Writer Kennaway served with the Gordon Highlanders, and the title refers to the bagpiping that accompanies every important action of the battalion.