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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. [1] [2] [3] [4] Plot. A group of boys, evacuated during World War II from London to a coastal town, form a gang and play war games.
Reach for Glory: Directed by Philip Leacock. With Michael Anderson Jr., Oliver Grimm, Martin Tomlinson, Alexis Kanner. During World War II, in a small English coastal town, teenage boys eager to join the army but unable to do so participate in their own homemade private brutal war games with tragic results.
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- Drama, War
- Philip Leacock
- 1962-04
Synopsis by Karl Williams. John Rae's novel The Custard Boys became this World War II drama from British documentary filmmaker Philip Leacock. Martin Tomlinson stars as John Curlew, a troubled teenager who is part of a gang of London boys evacuated to a small English coastal town during World War II.
- Philip Leacock
Often compared to The Lord of the Flies in its themes and story-telling power, the rarely seen Reach for Glory (1962) is a British film drama based on John Rae's 1961 novel The Custard Boys, another story of teenage English boys who regress to a tribal mentality with harrowing results.
- Philip Leacock, David Tomblin
- Harry Andrews
In a small Suffolk coastal town, teenage boys – members of their school cadet regiment – are eager to join the army but too young to do so yet. Subjected to continuous war propaganda, they view the conflict in Europe as a glorious, heroic struggle and are consumed by brutal homemade war games while awaiting their happy chance to slaughter ...
Directed by Philip Leacock. 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. Cast. Crew. Details. Genres. Releases.
Reach for Glory (Australia) Details. My Rating: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Rating: awaiting 3 votes IMDb. Director: Philip Leacock. Release: 1962 April, 1. Country: United Kingdom. Runtime: 86 minutes. Genre: Drama / War. Keywords: World War II. Production Company: Blazer Films. Photos (1) Review User ratings Also known as.
