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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 m... read more
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Cast

David Niven
Lieutenant Jim Perry

Stanley Holloway
Pvt. Ted Brewer

James Donald
Pvt. Evans Lloyd

John Laurie
Pvt. Luke

Leslie Dwyer
Pvt. Sid Beck

Hugh Burden
Pvt. Bill Parsons

Raymond Huntley
Pvt. Herbert Davenport

Jimmy Hanley
Pvt. Geoffrey Stainer

William Hartnell
Sgt. Ned Fletcher

Reginald Tate
The Training Company Commanding Officer

Leo Genn
Captain Edwards
John Ruddock
Old Chelsea Soldier

A. Bromley Davenport
Old Chelsea Soldier

Renée Asherson
Marjorie Gillingham

Mary Jerrold
Mrs. Gillingham

Raymond Lovell
Mr. Jackson

Jack Watling
Sgt. Buster

Peter Ustinov
Rispoli
Lloyd Pearson
Sam Thyrtle

Penelope Dudley-Ward
Mrs. Perry

Esma Cannon
Mrs. Ted Brewer
Eileen Erskine
Mrs. Bill Parsons

Grace Arnold
Mrs. Ned Fletcher

Tessie O'Shea
Herself

Trevor Howard
Officer on Ship (uncredited)

George Merritt
Sergeant Major (uncredited)

Tracy Reed
Perry's Daughter (uncredited)

A.E. Matthews
Colonel Walmsley
John Boxer
Soldier in Pub Talking to the Chelsea Pensioners (uncredited)
Peggy Carlisle
Minor Role (uncredited)

Alf Goddard
Instructor (uncredited)

David Hutcheson
Garage Customer in Car (uncredited)
Benita Lydal
ENSA Artist (uncredited)
Andreas Malandrinos
Gendarme in Café (uncredited)

John Salew
Sam - Friend of Pvt. Lloyd in Pub Scene (uncredited)

Johnnie Schofield
Lewis Gun Instructor (uncredited)
Winifred Willard
Minor Role (uncredited)
Ben Williams
Pessimistic Man Talking to the Chelsea Pensioners (uncredited)
Director

Carol Reed
Director
Frank Bevis
Assistant Director
Creator

Eric Ambler
Story

Eric Ambler
Screenplay

Peter Ustinov
Screenplay