Reach for Glory

Reach for Glory

🎞️ Movie 86 min GB
โ˜… 7.2 /10 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. John, one of the younger members, is increasingly torn between these peer group values and his deepening homoerotic friendship with Mark, a gentle Jewish refugee whom his gang has ostracized as a sissy and a coward. Based on the novel _The Custard Boys_, by John Rae. Reminiscent of _Lord of the Flies_ in depicting adolescent cruelty growing unchecked to tragic extremes.

Cast

Michael Anderson Jr.
Michael Anderson Jr.
Lewis Craig
Oliver Grimm
Oliver Grimm
Mark Stein
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Martin Tomlinson
John Curlew
Alexis Kanner
Alexis Kanner
Steven Curlew
Michael Trubshawe
Michael Trubshawe
Maj. Burton
George Pravda
George Pravda
Mr. Stein
Richard Vernon
Richard Vernon
Dr. Aldrich
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Peter Furnell
Arthur Chettle
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James Luck
Michael Freen
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John Pike
Felix
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Bob Russell
Composer
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Robert Huke
Cinematographer