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Summary

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.

Details

Release Date: February 17, 1956

Runtime: 97 minutes

Genres: Comedy, War

Rating: 6.6/10 (26 votes)


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Cast

  • Ian Carmichael

    Ian Carmichael

    Pte. Stanley Windrush

  • Richard Attenborough

    Richard Attenborough

    Pvt. Percival Henry Cox

  • Terry-Thomas

    Terry-Thomas

    Major Hitchcock

  • John Le Mesurier

    John Le Mesurier

    Psychiatrist

  • William Hartnell

    William Hartnell

    Sgt. Sutton

  • Dennis Price

    Dennis Price

    Brig. Bertram Tracepurcel

  • Ian Bannen

    Ian Bannen

    Private Horrocks

  • Peter Jones

    Peter Jones

    Arthur Egan

  • Christopher Lee

    Christopher Lee

    Major Schultz

  • Miles Malleson

    Miles Malleson

    Mr. Windrush Sr.

  • Jill Adams

    Jill Adams

    Prudence Greenslade

  • Victor Maddern

    Victor Maddern

    Private George Blake

  • Kenneth Griffith

    Kenneth Griffith

    Private Dai Jones

  • George Coulouris

    George Coulouris

    Padre

  • Marianne Stone

    Marianne Stone

    Miss Sugden

  • Ronald Adam

    Ronald Adam

    Doctor at Medical

  • David King-Wood

    David King-Wood

    Gerald

  • Derrick De Marney

    Derrick De Marney

    Pat

  • Brian Oulton

    Brian Oulton

    M.O. at Gravestone Camp

  • Michael Trubshawe

    Michael Trubshawe

    Col. Fanshawe

  • Thorley Walters

    Thorley Walters

    Captain Bootle

  • Henry Oscar

    Henry Oscar

    Art Expert

  • Theodore Zichy

    Theodore Zichy

    German Agent