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17/02/1956 Comedy, War 1h 37m
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The film that is respectfully dedicated to all those who got away with it !

Overview

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.

  1. John Boulting

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Ian Carmichael

    Pte. Stanley Windrush

  2. Richard Attenborough

    Pvt. Percival Henry Cox

  3. Terry-Thomas

    Major Hitchcock

  4. John Le Mesurier

    Psychiatrist

  5. William Hartnell

    Sgt. Sutton

  6. Dennis Price

    Brig. Bertram Tracepurcel

  7. Ian Bannen

    Private Horrocks

  8. Peter Jones

    Arthur Egan

  9. Christopher Lee

    Major Schultz

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2018-11-23
What a shower you really are.

Upper class toff Stanley Windrush gets called to join the Army half way thru his university eduction, keen he may be, but he really is a fish out of water.

Brought to us from the greatly talented Boulting brothers, is this most adored of British comedies. It's fish out of water plot has been {and will forever be} done to death, but driving this one on is the sly digs at the British class system so evident in the Armed forces from yore. Windrush can't cut it as the officer his standing suggests he should be, so he is promptly sent down amongst the working cla...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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