Is The Long and the Short and the Tall scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Long and the Short and the Tall sad?

Somewhat. More sad than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Long and the Short and the Tall end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Long and the Short and the Tall violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 59% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Long and the Short and the Tall easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Long and the Short and the Tall

Name: The Long and the Short and the Tall
Genre: War, Comedy, Drama
Released: 1961
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Laurence Harvey, Richard Todd, Richard Harris, David McCallum, Ronald Fraser

Raw emotions bared !

Directed by Leslie Norman

Produced by Michael Balcon Productions

1961110 min6.9 / 10

A morally probing war drama that uses a trapped patrol and a captured enemy soldier to expose the raw humanity and ethical fractures within a group of British soldiers.

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

Clusters

Complicity Under Pressure Loyalty Under Pressure Morally Ambiguous Crime Dramas Suspicion, Guilt, and Fractured Trust East Asian History & Culture

Genres

War Comedy Drama

Keywords

Army World War Ii British Army Moral Conflict Burma Based On Play Or Musical Jungle Soldier Anti War

Questions people ask

Is The Long and the Short and the Tall scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.
Is The Long and the Short and the Tall sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Does The Long and the Short and the Tall end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is The Long and the Short and the Tall violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.
Is The Long and the Short and the Tall easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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