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
00:05:37 That'll do, Bamforth!
00:09:13 All right? All together now, little nippers.
00:14:58 This job gonna last for the duration?
00:18:13 Crafty, these taffs. Go on, you!
00:22:30 My mother sends me them.
00:25:25 That is how I read the book.
00:28:40 taking me 'round the back of the lav at Catterick.
00:32:14 It's crossed my mind a time or two
00:35:25 There's something weird about it.
00:38:44 How many?
00:44:56 Nothing yet, Sarge.
00:48:36 All right, what do we do now, Mac? Do we go back?
00:55:45 Number two.
00:59:32 Johnno, you take the lead.
01:04:10 - All right, Smudge? - Yes.
01:08:17 It's got one little bit of a difference.
01:12:04 What about you, Taff?
01:15:37 She knocked off nine Nippo nippers in a night nursery
01:18:56 It's not a crime to have a fag case, either.
01:23:34 Sorry?
01:27:15 It's the Japs!
01:33:33 But we've got to tie up with Mitch.
02:00:00 up in the jungle