The Way Ahead (1944)
In juni 1940, na de ramp in Duinkerke, mobiliseerde het Britse leger burgers om hen het zware beroep van soldaat te leren. Onder hen bevonden zich zeven jonge dienstplichtigen onder het bevel van luitenant Jim Perry en sergeant Fletcher, die belast waren met het geven van intensieve training die maanden duurde. Aan het eind worden de manschappen naar het front gestuurd. Zullen ze op tijd klaar zijn om de vijand het hoofd te bieden?
Regiseur:
Carol Reed
Schrijvers:
Peter Ustinov, Eric Ambler.
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David Niven as Lieutenant Jim Perry |
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Stanley Holloway as Pvt. Ted Brewer |
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James Donald as Pvt. Evans Lloyd |
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John Laurie as Pvt. Luke |
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Leslie Dwyer as Pvt. Sid Beck |
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Hugh Burden as Pvt. Bill Parsons |
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Raymond Huntley as Pvt. Herbert Davenport |
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Jimmy Hanley as Pvt. Geoffrey Stainer |
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William Hartnell as Sgt. Ned Fletcher |
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Reginald Tate as The Training Company Commanding Officer |
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Leo Genn as Captain Edwards |
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John Ruddock as Old Chelsea Soldier |
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A. Bromley Davenport as Old Chelsea Soldier |
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Renée Asherson as Marjorie Gillingham |
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Mary Jerrold as Mrs. Gillingham |
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Raymond Lovell as Mr. Jackson |
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Jack Watling as Sgt. Buster |
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Peter Ustinov as Rispoli |
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Lloyd Pearson as Sam Thyrtle |
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Penelope Dudley-Ward as Mrs. Perry |
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Esma Cannon as Mrs. Ted Brewer |
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Eileen Erskine as Mrs. Bill Parsons |
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Grace Arnold as Mrs. Ned Fletcher |
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Tessie O'Shea as Herself |
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Trevor Howard as Officer on Ship (uncredited) |
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George Merritt as Sergeant Major (uncredited) |
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Tracy Reed as Perry's Daughter (uncredited) |
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A.E. Matthews as Colonel Walmsley |
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John Boxer as Soldier in Pub Talking to the Chelsea Pensioners (uncredited) |
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Peggy Carlisle as Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Alf Goddard as Instructor (uncredited) |
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David Hutcheson as Garage Customer in Car (uncredited) |
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Benita Lydal as ENSA Artist (uncredited) |
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Andreas Malandrinos as Gendarme in Café (uncredited) |
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John Salew as Sam - Friend of Pvt. Lloyd in Pub Scene (uncredited) |
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Johnnie Schofield as Lewis Gun Instructor (uncredited) |
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Winifred Willard as Minor Role (uncredited) |
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Ben Williams as Pessimistic Man Talking to the Chelsea Pensioners (uncredited) |
| Sound | William Alwyn | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Peter Ustinov | Screenplay |
| Writing | Eric Ambler | Story |
| Directing | Carol Reed | Director |
| Production | Stanley Haynes | Producer |
| Writing | Eric Ambler | Screenplay |
| Production | Irene Howard | Casting |
| Art | David Rawnsley | Art Direction |
| Production | John Sutro | Producer |
| Production | Norman Walker | Producer |
| Editing | Clive Donner | Editor |
| Production | Herbert Smith | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Fergus McDonell | Editor |
| Camera | Guy Green | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Henry Harris | Special Effects |
| Sound | Muir Mathieson | Music Director |
| Crew | Bill Warrington | Special Effects |
| Directing | Frank Bevis | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Wally Fairweather | Clapper Loader |
| Sound | George Paternoster | Boom Operator |
| Sound | C. C. Stevens | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Desmond Dew | Sound Recordist |
