The High Command
| The High Command | |
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| Directed by | Thorold Dickinson |
| Produced by | Gordon Wellesley (producer) |
| Written by |
Walter Meade (dialogue) Lewis Robinson (novel The General Goes Too Far) Katherine Strueby (writer) Val Valentine (dialogue) |
| Starring | See below |
| Music by | Ernest Irving |
| Cinematography | Otto Heller |
| Edited by | Sidney Cole |
Production company |
Fanfare Pictures |
| Distributed by | Associated British Film Distributors |
Release dates | 1938 |
Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The High Command is a 1938 British drama film directed by Thorold Dickinson and starring Lionel Atwill, Lucie Mannheim and James Mason.[1] It was based on a novel by Lewis Robinson.
Plot summary
A British officer serving in Africa in 1936, is forced to confront his murder of a brother officer fifteen years earlier.
Cast
- Lionel Atwill as Maj. Gen. Sir John Sangye, VC
- Lucie Mannheim as Diana Cloam
- Steven Geray as Martin Cloam
- James Mason as Capt. Heverell
- Leslie Perrins as Maj. Carson
- Allan Jeayes as H.E., the Governor
- Michael Lambart as Lorne
- Kathleen Gibson as Belinda
- Tom Gill as Daunt
- Wally Patch as Crawford
- Archibald Batty as Capt. Coates (the prosecutor)
- Henry Hewitt as Defence counsel
- Drusilla Wills as Miss Isabella Hobson Tuff
- Cyril Howe as Julius Caesar (servant)
- Evan Thomas as Chief Justice
- Aubrey Pollock as Judge Advocate
- Deering Wells as Escort
- Philip Strange as Maj. Challoner
- Frank Atkinson as Corporal
- Skelton Knaggs as Fazerack
References
External links
- The High Command at the Internet Movie Database
- The High Command is available for free download at the Internet Archive
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