The Way Ahead (1944)
Drama • War • 1ч 55м
A mismatched collection of conscripted civilians find training tough under Lieutenant Jim Perry and Sergeant Ned Fletcher when they are called up to replace an infantry battalion that had suffered casualties at Dunkirk.
TMDB rating:
6.6
(40)
Cast
David Niven
Lieutenant Jim Perry
Stanley Holloway
Pvt. Ted Brewer
James Donald
Pvt. Evans Lloyd
John Laurie
Pvt. Luke
Leslie Dwyer
Pvt. Sid Beck
Hugh Burden
Pvt. Bill Parsons
Raymond Huntley
Pvt. Herbert Davenport
Jimmy Hanley
Pvt. Geoffrey Stainer
William Hartnell
Sgt. Ned Fletcher
Reginald Tate
The Training Company Commanding Officer
Leo Genn
Captain Edwards
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John Ruddock
Old Chelsea Soldier
A. Bromley Davenport
Old Chelsea Soldier
Renée Asherson
Marjorie Gillingham
Mary Jerrold
Mrs. Gillingham
Raymond Lovell
Mr. Jackson
Jack Watling
Sgt. Buster
Peter Ustinov
Rispoli
No photo
Lloyd Pearson
Sam Thyrtle
Penelope Dudley-Ward
Mrs. Perry
Esma Cannon
Mrs. Ted Brewer
No photo
Eileen Erskine
Mrs. Bill Parsons
Grace Arnold
Mrs. Ned Fletcher
No photo
Tessie O'Shea
Herself
Crew
John Sutro
Producer
Herbert Smith
Executive Producer
Stanley Haynes
Producer
Eric Ambler
Story
Norman Walker
Producer
David Rawnsley
Art Direction
Clive Donner
Editor
Eric Ambler
Screenplay
Fergus McDonell
Editor
Peter Ustinov
Screenplay
Carol Reed
Director
Irene Howard
Casting
William Alwyn
Original Music Composer
Guy Green
Director of Photography
Muir Mathieson
Music Director
Bill Warrington
Special Effects
Frank Bevis
Assistant Director
Henry Harris
Special Effects
Wally Fairweather
Clapper Loader
George Paternoster
Boom Operator
Desmond Dew
Sound Recordist
C. C. Stevens
Sound Recordist
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