Conduct Unbecoming

1975
PG
1h 47m

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Richard Attenborough, Christopher Plummer, Michael York, Trevor Howard, Stacy Keach, and Susannah York in Conduct Unbecoming (1975)

At a British Regimental party in Colonial India, the widow of Captain Scarlett is assaulted in the garden, and she accuses one of the newly arrived junior Lieutenants of the crime.At a British Regimental party in Colonial India, the widow of Captain Scarlett is assaulted in the garden, and she accuses one of the newly arrived junior Lieutenants of the crime.At a British Regimental party in Colonial India, the widow of Captain Scarlett is assaulted in the garden, and she accuses one of the newly arrived junior Lieutenants of the crime.

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6.5/10

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Awards
- 1 win

Trivia
Trevor Howard's real-life wife Helen Cherry played his on-screen wife in this movie.

Goofs
A contributor has stated that Stacy Keach's collar insignia is that of a Lieutenant rather than a Captain. In fact, the collar insignia worn by Keach is historically correct for the rank of Captain in the British Army.

Quotes
2nd Lt. Arthur Drake: I find that I cannot put the honor of the regiment above my own.

Crazy credits
The beginning of the closing credits features a sepia-toned still photograph of a mustachioed British Army officer in uniform and a caption that reads:

L.F. Roach Major 20th Indian Light Cavalry Killed in action -- Ratjaphur --1878

The photograph fades into a cast photo over which the closing credits roll. There is no indication as whether or not the person pictured was actually Major Roach.

Connections
Featured in Sneak Previews: Pilot - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Self Service, Mr. Quilp, Conduct Unbecoming (1975)

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10/10

Very worthwhile!

Certainly excellent acting by an excellent cast. Its only boring if you don't understand the time, place and principles. This is hard to do in the 21st century. Honor, loyalty and comradeship are rare commodities today, not really highly valued or understood. That makes this film all the more worth watching and pondering. To be a common man in a position of such infallibility is beyond imagination today, but such were the colonial British in the Victorian era. I find this story absolutely fascinating and Stacy Keatch's performance as the only American in the film one of his best. Acting, writing, directing and beautiful color, I loved it. I'm grateful its finally on DVD.