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A Day to Remember( 1953)

TV-MAComedyRomance
69%
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Comedy sailing to a new high!

Overview

A group of men from a London pub are going on a darts team outing to Boulogne. Various members of the party have different reasons for going and get involved in various adventures.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Stanley Holloway

      Charley Porter

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      Donald Sinden

      Jim Carver

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      Joan Rice

      Vera Mitchell

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      Odile Versois

      Martine Berthier

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      James Hayter

      Fred Collins

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      Harry Fowler

      Stan Harvey

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      Edward Chapman

      Mr. Robinson

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      Bill Owen

      Shorty Sharpe

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      Meredith Edwards

      Bert Tripp

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      George Coulouris

      Foreign Legion Captain

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      Thora Hird

      Mrs. Trott

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      Theodore Bikel

      Henri Dubot

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      Brenda De Banzie

      Mrs. Collins

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      Lily Kann

      Martine's Grandmother

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      Peter Jones

      Percy Goodall

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      Vernon Gray

      Marvin

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      Arthur Hill

      Al

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      Patricia Raine

      May

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      Georgette Anys

      Jeanne Sautet (uncredited)

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      Jacques Cey

      Maurice (uncredited)

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      Cyril Chamberlain

      Boarding Card Official on Ferry

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      Peggy Ann Clifford

      Large Lady in Station Crowd (uncredited)

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      Germaine Delbat

      Madame Berthier (uncredited)

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      Shirley Eaton

      Young Woman on Ferry

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      Judith Furse

      Lady in Charge of Party

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      John Glyn-Jones

      Harris

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      Fred Griffiths

      Barman on Ferry

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      Deryck Guyler

      Angry Man in Ferry Queue

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      Victor Harrington

      Gent on Hampton Court Trip (uncredited)

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      Harold Lang

      Stan's Accomplice (uncredited)

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      Robert Le Béal

      Monsieur Berthier (uncredited)

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      Lisa Lee

      Waitress (uncredited)

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      Andreas Malandrinos

      French Café Owner (uncredited)

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      Richard Molinas

      Jacques (uncredited)

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      Hal Osmond

      Large Lady's Husband

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      Marcel Poncin

      Baptiste Sautet

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      Keith Pyott

      Frenchman with Watches (uncredited)

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      Marianne Stone

      Doreen, Shorty's Girlfriend

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Fri Sep 05 2025
    Under the captaincy of the rather pompous “Fred” (James Hayter) a gang of blokes who play darts in the same London boozer decide to take their annual seaside trip to the other side of the Channel this year, and so board the ferry to Boulogne. They are an eclectic bunch who rather stereotypically epitomise the English abroad - beer and steak and kidney pudding, a stiff upper lip and some antics with les mademoiselles that come to centre, rather sentimentally, on the rather dreary “Jim” (Donald Sinden) who has a bored girlfriend at home and “Martine” (Odile Versois). That romance does rather drag...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • france
    • world war ii
    • foreign legion
    • romance