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The Long and the Short and the Tall

Plot: 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
Release Date: Tuesday, February 28 1961
63 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Laurence HarveyLaurence HarveyLaurence Harvey was 32 in The Long and the Short and the Tall as 'Pvt. 'Bammo' Bamforth'.
Birthday: Mon, Oct 01 1928 –
Sun, Nov 25 1973
Portrait of Richard ToddRichard ToddRichard Todd was 41 in The Long and the Short and the Tall as 'Sgt. 'Mitch' Mitchem'.
Birthday: Wed, Jun 11 1919 –
Thu, Dec 03 2009
Portrait of Richard HarrisRichard HarrisRichard Harris was 30 in The Long and the Short and the Tall as 'Cpl. Johnstone'.
Birthday: Wed, Oct 01 1930 –
Fri, Oct 25 2002
Portrait of David McCallumDavid McCallumDavid McCallum was 27 in The Long and the Short and the Tall as 'Pvt. Sammy Whitaker'.
Birthday: Tue, Sep 19 1933 –
Mon, Sep 25 2023
Portrait of Ronald FraserRonald FraserRonald Fraser was 30 in The Long and the Short and the Tall as 'L / Cpl. Macleish'.
Birthday: Fri, Apr 11 1930 –
Thu, Mar 13 1997
Portrait of John MeillonJohn MeillonJohn Meillon was 26 in The Long and the Short and the Tall as 'Pte. Smith'.
Birthday: Tue, May 01 1934 –
Fri, Aug 11 1989
Portrait of John ReesJohn ReesJohn Rees was 33 in The Long and the Short and the Tall as 'Pte. Evans'.
Birthday: Sun, Mar 06 1927 –
Sat, Oct 01 1994
Portrait of Kenji TakakiKenji TakakiKenji Takaki was 66 in The Long and the Short and the Tall as 'Tojo'.
Birthday: Sat, Mar 10 1894

Crew

Portrait of Leslie NormanLeslie NormanLeslie Norman was 50 in The Long and the Short and the Tall as 'Director'
Birthday: Thu, Feb 23 1911 –
Thu, Feb 18 1993
Portrait of Erwin HillierErwin HillierErwin Hillier was 49 in The Long and the Short and the Tall as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Sat, Sep 02 1911 –
Sun, Jan 02 2005
Portrait of Wolf MankowitzWolf MankowitzWolf Mankowitz was 36 in The Long and the Short and the Tall as 'Screenplay'
Birthday: Fri, Nov 07 1924 –
Wed, May 20 1998
Portrait of Michael BalconMichael BalconMichael Balcon was 64 in The Long and the Short and the Tall as 'Producer'
Birthday: Tue, May 19 1896 –
Mon, Oct 17 1977
Portrait of Willis HallWillis HallWillis Hall was 31 in The Long and the Short and the Tall as 'Story'
Birthday: Sat, Apr 06 1929 –
Mon, Mar 07 2005