---
title: 'The Long and the Short and the Tall (1961)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Leslie Norman'
released: '1961-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 110
genres:
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-long-and-the-short-and-the-tall-1961'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054037/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Long and the Short and the Tall (1961)

1961 · 110 min · War · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

The Long and the Short and the Tall is a 1961 British war film directed by Leslie Norman and starring Richard Todd, Laurence Harvey and Richard Harris. The film, which is based on a 1959 play with the same name, by Willis Hall, takes place in 1942 during the Malayan Campaign.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Leslie Norman](https://cinepixo.com/people/leslie-norman)
- **Screenplay:** [Wolf Mankowitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/wolf-mankowitz)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Stanley Black](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanley-black)
- **Producer:** [Michael Balcon](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-balcon)
- **Director of Photography:** [Erwin Hillier](https://cinepixo.com/people/erwin-hillier)

## Cast

- [David McCallum](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-mccallum)
- [John Meillon](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-meillon)
- [Richard Todd](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-todd)
- [Richard Harris](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-harris)
- [Laurence Harvey](https://cinepixo.com/people/laurence-harvey)
- [Ronald Fraser](https://cinepixo.com/people/ronald-fraser)

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