Cast and Crew of The Long and the Short and the Tall

Cast of
The Long and the Short and the Tall

About The Long and the Short and the Tall

  • Released on February 28, 1961
  • Drama War

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

Full Cast of The Long and the Short and the Tall

Laurence Harvey
plays Pvt. 'Bammo' Bamforth

Richard Todd
plays Sgt. 'Mitch' Mitchem

Richard Harris
plays Cpl. Johnstone

Richard Harris as Cpl. Johnstone

Richard St John Francis Harris (1 October 1930 – 25 October 2002) was an Irish actor and singer. He appeared on stage...

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David McCallum
plays Pvt. Sammy Whitaker

David McCallum as Pvt. Sammy Whitaker

David Keith McCallum Jr. (born 19 September 1933) is a Scottish actor and musician. He first gained recognition in th...

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Ronald Fraser
plays L / Cpl. Macleish

John Meillon
plays Pte. Smith

John Rees
plays Pte. Evans

John Rees was born on March 6, 1927 in Port Talbot, Wales as John Morgan Rees. He was an actor and composer, known fo...

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Kenji Takaki
plays Tojo


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