Tunes of Glory were also involved in both films, including actress Kay Walsh, cinematographer Arthur Ibbetson and editor Anne V. Coates. James Kennaway, who adapted the screenplay from his novel, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, but lost to "Elmer Gantry". It also received numerous BAFTA nominations, including Best Film, Best British Film, Best British Screenplay and Best Actor nominations for both Guinness and Mills. The film was the official British entry at the 1960 Venice Film Festival, and John Mills won the Best Actor award there. That same year the film was named "Best Foreign Film" by the
Andy Devine (English actor) Andy Devine (English actor) Andrew "Andy" Devine (born 28 February 1942 in Surrey) is an English actor primarily on television, whose best known role has been Shadrach Dingle on one of ITV's long-running soap operas, "Emmerdale". He played Shadrach on and off starting in 1998 and made his final appearance in July 2010. His credits have occasionally been confused with those of the American actor Andy Devine (1905–1977). Andy served in the Royal Navy in the 1960's. Andy Devine began his acting career in 1963. He mainly had minor roles, such as an uncredited Draconian Guard in several episodes of