The Long and the Short and the Tall background

The Long and the Short and the Tall

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 surfaceBased 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 wh... Read more

Watch "The Long and the Short and the Tall" on Netflix released in 1961. It's a drama and war movie, and has a rating of 6.7 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie.

Watch it here

Netflix

More like this

The Horse Soldiers
The Horse Soldiers (1959)
7.1Action & Adventure 

Google Play +1
The Guns of Navarone
The Guns of Navarone (1961)
7.5Action & Adventure 

Netflix +7
Orders to Kill
Orders to Kill (1958)
7.1Action & Adventure 

Netflix
Pork Chop Hill
Pork Chop Hill (1959)
7Drama 

Google Play +1
Reach for the Sky
Reach for the Sky (1956)
7.2Drama 

Filmoteket +1
Men in War
Men in War (1957)
7.1Action & Adventure 

Apple TV+ (itu
The Nun's Story
The Nun's Story (1959)
7.5Drama 

Google Play +1
Friendly Persuasion
Friendly Persuasion (1956)
7.3Drama 

Apple TV+ (itu
The Enemy Below
The Enemy Below (1957)
7.4War 

Google Play +1
Attack
Attack (1956)
7.4Drama 

Google Play +1
Verboten!
Verboten! (1959)
6.7Drama 

Google Play
The Dam Busters
The Dam Busters (1955)
7.4Drama 

Apple TV+ (itu
Sea of Sand
Sea of Sand (1958)
6.7Drama 

Flixfling +1
An error has occurred. This application may no longer respond until reloaded. Reload 🗙