Directed by:
Carol ReedScreenplay:
Eric AmblerCinematography:
Guy GreenComposer:
William AlwynCast:
David Niven, Stanley Holloway, James Donald, John Laurie, William Hartnell, Leo Genn, Jimmy Hanley, Renée Asherson, A.E. Matthews, Peter Ustinov, Lloyd Pearson (more)Plots(1)
A group of conscripts are called up into the infantry during WWII. At first they appear a hopeless bunch but their sergeant and Lieutenant have faith in them and mould them into a good team. When they go into action in North Africa, they realise what war is all about. (Bounty Films)
Cast
![David Niven](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/381/164381895_5cdfb0.png)
David Niven
UK
Best movies:
Murder by Death (1976)
The Brain (1969)
The Dawn Patrol (1938)
![Stanley Holloway](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269503_dc8345.jpg)
Stanley Holloway
UK
Best movies:
My Fair Lady (1964)
Hamlet (1948)
Brief Encounter (1945)
![James Donald](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/194/160194004_22e4d7.jpg)
James Donald
UK
Best movies:
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
The Great Escape (1963)
Lust for Life (1956)
![John Laurie](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/999/158999986_78c233.jpg)
John Laurie
UK
Best movies:
Hamlet (1948)
Richard III (1955)
The 39 Steps (1935)
![William Hartnell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/488/488786_2c12cc.jpg)
William Hartnell
UK
Best movies:
This Sporting Life (1963)
Footsteps in the Fog (1955)
The Mouse That Roared (1959)
![Leo Genn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/656/165656778_9e9462.jpg)
Leo Genn
UK
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
Moby Dick (1956)
Quo Vadis (1951)
![Jimmy Hanley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/856/160856411_4d97c7.jpg)
Jimmy Hanley
UK
Best movies:
![Renée Asherson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/999/158999987_d1da5b.jpg)
Renée Asherson
UK
Best movies:
The Others (2001)
Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced (1985) (TV movie)
The Magic Box (1951)
![A.E. Matthews](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/747/160747147_cbce5d.jpg)
A.E. Matthews
UK
Best movies:
The Million Pound Note (1954)
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
Laughter in Paradise (1951)
![Peter Ustinov](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/315/163315852_48afc9.jpg)
Peter Ustinov
UK
Best movies:
The French Revolution (1989) (TV movie)
Spartacus (1960)
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (TV movie)
![Lloyd Pearson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/525/161525839_6ec32d.jpg)
Lloyd Pearson
UK
Best movies:
The Angry Silence (1960)
Passport to Pimlico (1949)
Under Capricorn (1949)
![Penelope Dudley-Ward](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/762/159762281_1cd23f.jpg)
Penelope Dudley-Ward
UK
Best movies:
The Citadel (1938)
Convoy (1940)
In Which We Serve (1942)
![Esma Cannon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/476/161476787_d1f888.jpg)
Esma Cannon
Australia
Best movies:
Trouble in Store (1953)
Contraband (1940)
A Canterbury Tale (1944)
![Trevor Howard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/653/164653304_74e93f.jpg)
Trevor Howard
UK
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Gandhi (1982)
Brief Encounter (1945)
![Tracy Reed](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/307/158307363_5c136d.jpg)
Tracy Reed
UK
Best movies:
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
A Shot in the Dark (1964)
Percy (1971)
![George Merritt](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/474/161474829_456dd6.jpg)
George Merritt
UK
Best movies:
Young and Innocent (1937)
A Canterbury Tale (1944)
![Jack Watling](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/165/160165130_3b7df7.gif)
Jack Watling
UK
Best movies:
Reach for the Sky (1956)
A Night to Remember (1958)
Follow Me! (1972)
Alf Goddard
UK
Best movies:
High Treason (1929)
Sidewalks of London (1938)
They Met in the Dark (1943)
![Raymond Huntley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/634/160634267_037632.jpg)
Raymond Huntley
UK
Best movies:
Room at the Top (1959)
Breathless (1960)
The Dam Busters (1955)
![John Boxer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/023/161023140_eb7220.jpg)
John Boxer
UK
Best movies:
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Gandhi (1982)
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)