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Private's Progress is a British film of genre War directed by John Boulting released in USA on 23 july 1956 with Ian Carmichael
Private's Progress (1956)
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Add to a movie listPrivate's Progress is a 1956 British comedy film based on the novel by Alan Hackney. It was directed and produced by John and Roy Boulting, from a script by John Boulting and Frank Harvey.
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During World War II, the young undergraduate Stanley Windrush (Ian Carmichael), is conscripted into the British Army. Unlike his friend Egan (Peter Jones), Windrush is a most reluctant soldier and struggles through basic training at Gravestone Barracks. Failing his officer selection board, he is posted to a holding unit, under the command of Major Hitchcock (Terry-Thomas). Most of the soldiers there are malingerers and drop-outs.Actors
Ian Carmichael
(Pte. Stanley Windrush)
Richard Attenborough
(Pvt. Percival Henry Cox)
Dennis Price
(Brig. Bertram Tracepurcel)
Terry-Thomas
(Major Hitchcock)
John Le Mesurier
(Psychiatrist)
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