They Were Not Divided

They Were Not Divided
UK DVD cover
Directed by	Terence Young
Produced by	Herbert Smith
Written by	Terence Young
Starring	Edward Underdown Ralph Clanton
Music by	Lambert Williamson
Cinematography	Harry Waxman
Production company	Two Cities Films
Distributed by	General Film Distributors
Release date	29 March 1950
Running time	137 min.
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

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.

The cast consisted of little known professional actors, and real soldiers with speaking parts. The male leads were Edward Underdown and Ralph Clanton with Michael Trubshawe.

Two supporting actors who became famous later on were Christopher Lee as a tank commander, and Desmond Llewelyn as a tank gunner. Llewelyn becoming well known as "Q" in the James Bond franchise and Lee for roles in various Hammer films, the Star Wars prequel films, and Peter Jackson's Middle-Earth films.

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.