Overview:
A mismatched collection of conscripted civilians find training tough under Lieutenant Jim Perry and Sergeant Ned Fletcher when they are called up to replace an infantry battalion that had suffered casualties at Dunkirk.| Status: | Released (1944-06-09) |
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| Awards: | 1 win |
| Screen: | Eric Ambler, Peter Ustinov, David Niven |
| Productions: | Two Cities Films |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Spoken Languages: | English, Français, Deutsch |
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Casts
- 14261: David Niven - Lieutenant Jim Perry
- 12727: Stanley Holloway - Pvt. Ted Brewer
- 12250: James Donald - Pvt. Evans Lloyd
- 3673: John Laurie - Pvt. Luke
- 123900: Leslie Dwyer - Pvt. Sid Beck
- 104658: Hugh Burden - Pvt. Bill Parsons
- 87071: Raymond Huntley - Pvt. Herbert Davenport
Crews
- 15378: Carol Reed - Director - Directing
- 41416: Eric Ambler - Story - Writing
- 41416: Eric Ambler - Screenplay - Writing
- 14501: Peter Ustinov - Screenplay - Writing
- 41400: Herbert Smith - Executive Producer - Production
- 123770: John Sutro - Producer - Production
- 123771: Norman Walker - Producer - Production
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David Niven heads the cast in this engagingly quirky tale that amusingly and poignantly depicts just how the British Army managed to fight during WWII. He is the officer in charge of a collection of men of all ages and from many different backgrounds as they are slowly, but surely, c ....
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