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Private's Progress is a 1956 British comedy film directed by John Boulting and starring Ian Carmichael, Peter Jones, William Hartnell and Terry-Thomas. The script was by John Boulting and Frank Harvey based on the novel of the same name by Alan Hackney.
Dec 20, 2023 · Private’s Progress. Satire on the off-limits activities of the wartime British army, involving a bungling private, some smuggling & even some spying. Starring: Richard Attenborough, Dennis Price, Terry Thomas
- 97 min
- 134
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Private's Progress: Directed by John Boulting. With Ian Carmichael, Ronald Adam, Henry B. Longhurst, Peter Jones. In World War II, a failed British officer is selected by his uncle, a brigadier with the War Office, to participate in a secret operation to recover looted artwork from the Germans.
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- Comedy, War
- John Boulting
- 1956-02-17
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- Ian Carmichael
- John Boulting
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.
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As World War II settles over England, university student Stanley Windrush (Ian Carmichael) receives his call-up. During training, Windrush is plunged into a thoroughly unfamiliar world, with his ...
- Comedy
