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Private's Progress( 1956)

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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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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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      George Coulouris

      Padre

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      Marianne Stone

      Miss Sugden

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      Ronald Adam

      Doctor at Medical

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      Henry B. Longhurst

      Mr. Spottiswood

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      Sally Miles

      Catherine

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      David King-Wood

      Gerald

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      Derrick De Marney

      Pat

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      Brian Oulton

      M.O. at Gravestone Camp

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      Michael Trubshawe

      Col. Fanshawe

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      Thorley Walters

      Captain Bootle

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      John Warren

      SgtMaj. Gradwick

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      Robert Raglan

      General Tomlinson

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      Henry Oscar

      Art Expert

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      Nicholas Bruce

      German Officer

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      Theodore Zichy

      German Agent

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      Patrick Westwood

      Pvt. Green - Driver

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      Jack Carter

      German Officer (uncredited)

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Fri Nov 23 2018
    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 clas...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • lie
    • impersonation