Film

Tarnished Heroes

1961 · 1h 13m · War · Drama

IMDb

5.5

According to the officer's handbook, 'an officer will perform whatever task confronts him with whatever men are available' and for Major Bell the men in question are drunks, thieves and deserters. With the German army closing in on his company's position, Major Bell undertakes a suicidal mission to blow up a bridge of strategic importance to the enemy. His only help will come in the form of a rag-tag band of army rejects who must become heroes if they are to fulfil their mission and come back alive.

Dermot Walsh

Major Roy Bell

Anton Rodgers

Private Donald Conyers

Patrick McAlinney

Private Timothy Reilly

Hugh David

Private Walter Hoyt

Brian Peck

Private Bernard White

Max Butterfield

Private Anthony Burton

Richard Carpenter

Private Frederick Burton

Sheila Whittingham

Josette

John Scott

Colonel Moreton

Maurice Kaufmann

Private Thomas Mason

• Ernest MorrisDirector
• Brian ClemensWriter
• Harry Lee DanzigerProducer
• Edward J. DanzigerProducer
• James WilsonDirector of Photography
• Desmond SaundersEditor

Release date

June 16, 1961

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 13m

Rated

U

Genres

War, Drama