Private's Progress

1956

NR

1h 37m

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6.6/10
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Comedy
War

Stanley Windrush has to interrupt his university education when he is called up towards the end of the war. He quickly proves himself not to be officer material, but befriends wily Private Percival Cox who knows exactly how all the scams work in the confused world of the British Army. And Stanley's brigadier War Office uncle seems to be up to something more than a bit shady too - and they are both soon working for him, behind the enemy lines.

Directors

Writers

Alan Hackney(novel by)
John Boulting(screenplay by)
Frank Harvey(screenplay by)
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Ian Carmichael
Pte. Stanley Windrush
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Richard Attenborough
Pvt. Percival Henry Cox
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Terry-Thomas
Major Hitchcock
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John Le Mesurier
Psychiatrist
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William Hartnell
Sgt. Sutton
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Dennis Price
Brig. Bertram Tracepurcel
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Ian Bannen
Private Horrocks
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Peter Jones
Arthur Egan
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Christopher Lee
Major Schultz
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Miles Malleson
Mr. Windrush Sr.
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Jill Adams
Prudence Greenslade
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Victor Maddern
Private George Blake
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Kenneth Griffith
Private Dai Jones
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Marianne Stone
Miss Sugden
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Ronald Adam
Doctor at Medical
Henry B. Longhurst
Mr. Spottiswood
Sally Miles
Catherine

Directors

Writers

Alan Hackney(novel by)
John Boulting(screenplay by)
Frank Harvey(screenplay by)

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Details

Release date

February 17, 1956 (United States)

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Languages

Japanese
English
Russian
German

Production companies

Charter Film Productions
British Lion Film Corporation

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