Private's Progress (1956)
“The film that is respectfully dedicated to all those who got away with it !”
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.
Private's Progress is a 1956 movie. Genres: War, Comedy. Directed by John Boulting. Main cast: Ian Carmichael, Richard Attenborough, Terry-Thomas, John Le Mesurier, William Hartnell. Runtime: 97 minutes. Its average rating is 6.6 out of 10, from 28 votes.
Release dateFebruary 17, 1956
Runtime1 h 37 min
DirectorJohn Boulting
ScreenplayFrank Harvey, Alan Hackney, John Boulting
Original languageEN
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