Artificial issues of leadership style serve as the basis for an acting duel between Alec Guinness (as the drunken, charismatic commander of a Scottish regiment) and John Mills (as the martinet sent in to replace him) in this 1960 feature. A high display of technique, detached from any significance. With Susannah York (in her first film); directed by Ronald Neame. 106 min.
By
Dave Kehr
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