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Based on a training film using the original cast and director, this is a tale of ordinary chaps being turned into soldiers and of the truly democratic spirit which prevailed both on the field and the factory floor during the War. Screenplay by Eric Ambler and Peter Ustinov.

 

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Director Carol Reed
Starring David Niven, Stanley Holloway, John Laurie, Raymond Huntley

 

Genre Classic Film

 

Country UK Language English   Year 1944

 

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Certificate U   Length 110 mins   Label CRLTN
Cat No 3711506123   Format DVD   Black & White
Region2   Aspect 4:3
Subtitles English HoH.

 

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Article - "British Second World War Films" by Jonathon Hamer
Sunday 1st July 2001

Much has been written about the golden era of British films. In the book The Finest Years: British Cinema of the 1940’s, Charles Drazin underlines the importance of the Second World War as an inspiration to filmmakers. The nation suddenly found itself galvaniz...  View article in full

 

 

 

 

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