Long and the Short and the Tall.

The tragic story of seven British soldiers who, trapped behind Japanese lines, are so concerned with arguing out their own destinies that the enemy has to take second place. When they capture a lone Japanese scout and argue over his fate as well, the film shows with a terrible truth that in war ther...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Kino Lorber, Inc (Distributor)
Kanopy (Firm) (Distributor)
Other Authors: Norman, Leslie, 1911-1993 (Film director)
McCallum, David (Actor)
Meillon, John (Actor)
Rees, John (Actor)
Takaki, Kenji (Actor)
Harvey, Laurence (Actor)
Harris, Richard (Actor)
Todd, Richard (Actor)
Fraser, Ronald (Actor)
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English
Published: [place of publication not identified] : Kino Lorber, 1961.
1961.
Series:Kanopy films.
Subjects:
Motion pictures, Great Britain.
Motion pictures.
Drama.
War films.
Feature films.
Genre:
Motion pictures, Great Britain.
Motion pictures.
Drama.
War films.
Feature films.
Online Access:
Connect to: A Kanopy streaming video - MSU authorized users (kanopy)
Connect to: Cover Image - MSU authorized users
Physical Description:1 online resource (streaming video file) (106 minutes) : digital, .flv file, sound
Format: Electronic Video
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Summary:
The tragic story of seven British soldiers who, trapped behind Japanese lines, are so concerned with arguing out their own destinies that the enemy has to take second place. When they capture a lone Japanese scout and argue over his fate as well, the film shows with a terrible truth that in war there can be no second chances. Nominated for Best British Film at the **BAFTA Awards**.
Note:Title from title frames.
Film
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Participant or Performer:
David McCallum, John Meillon, John Rees, Kenji Takaki, Laurence Harvey, Richard Harris, Richard Todd, Ronald Fraser