Reach for Glory (1962)
Corruption and cruelty amongst teenagers in wartime.
During World War II, teenage boys in a small English town are consumed with jingoism and brutal war games, hoping dearly that the war won't end before they can fight in it.
- Date of release
- 1962-04-14
- TMDB
- 5.7 / 10 (11)
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Philip Leacock
Casting
- Harry Andrews — Capt. Curlew
- Kay Walsh — Mrs. Curlew
- Michael Anderson Jr. — Lewis Craig
- Richard Vernon — Dr. Aldrich
- Russell Waters — Mr. Freeman
- Patricia Hayes — Mrs. Freeman
- Oliver Grimm — Mark Stein
- Martin Tomlinson — John Curlew
- Freddy Eldrett — Willy Aldrich
- James Luck — Martin Freen
- Olivia Breeze — Diana Aldrich
- Peter Furnell — Arthur Chettle
Interesting facts
Reach for Glory is a 1962 British film directed by Philip Leacock and starring Harry Andrews, Kay Walsh and Michael Anderson Jr. It was adapted by John Rae from his 1961 novel The Custard Boys.
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