1961
Academy Awards
Writing (Screenplay--based on material from another medium)
James Kennaway

Following World War II in peacetime Scotland, brigade headquarters replaces commanding officer Major Jock Sinclair, a boisterous battalion leader, with the strict, temperamental Lieutenant Colonel Basil Barrow. Resentful toward his replacement, Sinclair undermines Barrow's authority and damages his successor's reputation among the soldiers. Barrow faces an uphill battle in regaining the discipline and respect of his battalion.
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1 Oscar · 1 Golden Globe
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1961
Writing (Screenplay--based on material from another medium)
James Kennaway
1961
Foreign Film - English Language
Tunes of Glory

Alec Guinness
Maj. Jock Sinclair, D.S.O., M.M.

John Mills
Lt. Col. Basil Barrow (Battalion Commander)

Dennis Price
Maj. Charles 'Charlie' Scott, M.C. (Battalion Executive Officer)

Kay Walsh
Mary Titterington

Susannah York
Morag Sinclair

John Fraser
Cpl. Piper Ian Fraser

Gordon Jackson
Capt. Jimmy Cairns, M.C. (Battalion Adjutant)

Duncan Macrae
Pipe Maj. Duncan MacLean
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