They Were Not Divided

They Were Not Divided (1950)

The film begins in a WW II training depot of a British Guards armoured regiment where recruits from many walks of life learn to survive the strict discipline and training together before going into battle in tanks. There is a cameo appearance by the real Sgt. Major Brittain who was famous in the British guards regiments.

Date of release
1950-04-24
TMDB
6.4 / 10 (9)
Runtime
1h 42m
Genres
War
Director
Terence Young

Casting

Interesting facts

They Were Not Divided is a 1950 British war film, which depicted the Guards Armoured Division in Second World War Europe. It was written and directed by Terence Young, a former Guards officer who served in the campaigns depicted in the film.

Production

It was the first war movie made by Earl St John.

While the staged dramatic portions of They Were Not Divided exclusively utilized the Guards Armoured Division, Terence Young relied heavily on genuine Imperial War Museum (IWM) archive footage to ground the film's large-scale movements in reality.

A large number of actual Second World War armoured vehicles are featured or make brief appearances, including scenes featuring a German Tiger tank (namely Tiger 131) and a disabled Panther.

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