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The Long and the Short and the Tall (1960) was a Film directed by Les Norman and produced by Michael Balcon.

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Michael Caine was Peter O'Toole's understudy in the London stage production.
Michael Balcon had wanted to cast Peter O'Toole, who had played the part on stage, in the role of Bamforth. Another actor considered was Albert Finney. However, the American backers required a "name", and Laurence Harvey was cast.
This was granted an X certificate when it was initially released, mainly due to the harshness of its language. The word "bastard" is uttered several times throughout the film.
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