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12/03/1971 Comedy, War 1h 35m
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At last! Their epic story invades the Big Screen!

Overview

Dad's Army was a 1971 feature film based on the BBC television sitcom Dad's Army. Directed by Norman Cohen, it was filmed between series three and four and was based upon material from the early episodes of the television series. The film told the story of the Home Guard platoon's formation and their subsequent endeavours at a training exercise.

  1. Norman Cohen

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Arthur Lowe

    Captain George Mainwaring

  2. John Le Mesurier

    Sergeant Arthur Wilson

  3. Clive Dunn

    Lance Corporal Jack Jones

  4. John Laurie

    Private James Frazer

  5. James Beck

    Private Joe Walker

  6. Arnold Ridley

    Private Charles Godfrey

  7. Ian Lavender

    Private Frank Pike

  8. Liz Fraser

    Mrs. Mavis Pike

  9. Bernard Archard

    Major General Fullard

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Full Cast & Crew

Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2023-05-29
There is something of the swings and roundabouts in this adaptation of the cracking BBC series. On the one hand, the feature length format allows us to develop more the Perry/Croft characters, on the other it removes some of the quickly-paced potency of the humour... Either way, though, it's still an hugely enjoyable watch that reconciles great sitcom writing from these two literal geniuses with a cast and scenario that delivers potent reminders of just how those "left on the shelf" determined to make a valuable contribution to the protection of their country against the Nazi scourge. It has t...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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