They Were Not Divided
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.
Plot
During the middle years of the war, three men are called up to serve in the British Army. The Englishman Philip Hamilton (Underdown), the American David Morgan (Clanton) and the Irishman Smoke O'Connor (Michael Brennan) are conscripted into the Guards Division and report to their barracks at Caterham, Surrey. After going through strict training (including real Coldstream Guards Regimental Sergeant Major Brittain) they find themselves receiving emergency promotions. Philip and David are promoted to 2nd lieutenant and Smoke to corporal and are attached to a tank company of the Welsh Guards, where Philip and David command their own tank and Smoke is part of David's crew. Months of 'real' training follow, where they learn about tank warfare and also their comrades.
More details
author | Terence Young |
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director | Terence Young |
editor | Ralph Kemplen |
events | World War II |
genre | western |
keywords | ardennes offensive battle of the bulge british army brittain caterham coldstream guards d-day fight meuse michael brennan moving on nijmegen normandy normandy landings operation market garden regimental sergeant major river ronald brittain sherman tank surrey train welsh guards |
musicBy | Lambert Williamson |
producer | Herbert Smith |
productionCompany | Two Cities Films |
publisher | General Film Distributors |
theme | war |