The Long and the Short and the Tall
1961 · 110 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 1,038 VOTES · DIR. Leslie Norman
Overview
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
Dialogue Timeline — 2,029 lines
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00:00:20 THE LONG
00:05:32 Go on. Go out and make some more sounds.
00:08:54 I'm moving to second position as arranged. Over.
00:14:15 Roll on.
00:17:55 Sunday's his day off
00:21:48 I got something through, I tell you.
00:24:44 Not my real auntie.
00:27:57 weighed down with equipment.
00:31:24 It as something that happened in the heat of the moment.
00:34:19 What he got.
00:37:30 has wriggled in behind our lines.
00:43:21 Good. I think I'm getting through to him all right.
00:47:09 But they could be coming down in strength.
00:53:34 We can't bother about that now. Now, let's move.
00:57:47 You can tell that to the C.O.
01:02:01 I'll take 'em straight through the water.
01:06:23 Now, listen, Sarge-- Sarge...
01:09:45 he's lifted from our boys.
01:13:17 He will.
01:16:45 Ask the boy himself.
01:20:22 Mitch, what about...
01:24:19 He's not doing it.
01:28:14 You have a very good right.
01:35:04 ( gunfire in distance )