United Kingdom / Feb 17, 1956 / U
The film that is respectfully dedicated to all those who got away with it !
1h 37min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Peter Jones | Arthur Egan |
| Christopher Lee | Major Schultz |
| Miles Malleson | Mr. Windrush Sr. |
| Jill Adams | Prudence Greenslade |
| Victor Maddern | Private George Blake |
| Kenneth Griffith | Private Dai Jones |
| George Coulouris | Padre |
| Marianne Stone | Miss Sugden |
| Ronald Adam | Doctor at Medical |
| Henry B. Longhurst | Mr. Spottiswood |
| Sally Miles | Catherine |
| David King-Wood | Gerald |
| Derrick De Marney | Pat |
| Brian Oulton | M.O. at Gravestone Camp |
| Michael Trubshawe | Col. Fanshawe |
| Thorley Walters | Captain Bootle |
| John Warren | SgtMaj. Gradwick |
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| Robert Raglan | General Tomlinson |
| Henry Oscar | Art Expert |
| Nicholas Bruce | German Officer |
| Theodore Zichy | German Agent |
| Patrick Westwood | Pvt. Green - Driver |
| Jack Carter | German Officer (uncredited) |
Genres
ComedyWar
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Private's Progress |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | Pусский, Deutsch, 日本語, English |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Charter Film Productions, British Lion Film Corporation, Boulting Brothers |
| Release date | 17 febbraio 1956 |
| Production | Roy Boulting, Ernest Holding |
| Writer | Alan Hackney, Frank Harvey, John Boulting |
| Editing | Anthony Harvey |
| Cinematography | Eric Cross, Cecil Cooney |
| Assistant directors | Philip Shipway, John Boulting, Olga Brook |
| Camera operators | Cecil Cooney, Eric Cross |
| Additional photography | Eric Cross, Cecil Cooney |
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| Production design | Allan Harris |
| Art direction | Allan Harris |
| Set decoration | Allan Harris |
| Music | John Addison, Chris Greenham, Peter Handford |
| Sound | John Addison, Chris Greenham, Peter Handford |
| Costume design | Joan Smallwood, Neville Smallwood |
| Makeup | Neville Smallwood, Joan Smallwood |
| Hairstyling | Joan Smallwood, Neville Smallwood |
| Collection | Stanley Windrush Collection |
Release dates
Theatrical release
United States / Jul 23, 1956 / NR
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