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Tarnished Heroes (1961)

Tarnished Heroes (1961)

Drama War
Release Date: 1961, June 16
Directors: Ernest Morris
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: Danziger Productions Ltd.
Cast: John Scott, Patrick McAlinney, Anton Rodgers, Brian Peck, Maurice Kaufmann, Dermot Walsh, Max Butterfield, Sheila Whittingham

Overview:

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.