Summary
Dad's Army was a 1971 feature film based on the BBC television sitcom Dad's Army. Directed by Norman Cohen, it was filmed between series three and four and was based upon material from the early episodes of the television series. The film told the story of the Home Guard platoon's formation and their subsequent endeavours at a training exercise.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 55GoodWatch 53
IMDb6.9
Audience score40%
Running time
1 h 35 min
A typical length for comedies, −5 min on the typical 100
typical 10095Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries, rent or buy in 57 more
Released
1971
March 12, 1971
55 years ago
Genres
ComedyWarLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United Kingdom
Rated
- PG-13United States
Yes: it's rated PG-13 in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchBinge-FriendlyComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism24 of 55
Arthur LoweCaptain George Mainwaring
John Le MesurierSergeant Arthur Wilson
Clive DunnLance Corporal Jack Jones
John LauriePrivate James Frazer
James BeckPrivate Joe Walker
Arnold RidleyPrivate Charles Godfrey
Ian LavenderPrivate Frank Pike
Liz FraserMrs. Mavis Pike
Bernard ArchardMajor General Fullard
Derek NewarkSergeant Major Dawkins
Bill PertweeA.R.P. Warden Hodges
Frank WilliamsReverend Timothy Farthing
Edward SinclairVerger Henry Yeatman- ASAnthony SagarPolice Sergeant
Pat CoombsMrs. Hall
Roger MaxwellGeneral Wilkinson
Paul DawkinsNazi General
Sam KyddNazi Orderly
Michael KnowlesStaff Captain
Fred GriffithsBert King- JBJohn BaskcombMayor
George RoubicekGerman Radio Operator- SFScott FredericksNazi Photographer
Ingo MogendorfNazi Pilot
Directing · 1
- Norman Cohen Director
Writing · 2
- David Croft Screenplay
- Jimmy Perry Screenplay, Idea
Camera · 1
- Terry Maher Director of Photography
Sound · 2
- Wilfred Burns Original Music Composer
- Ken Ritchie Sound Recordist
Art · 1
- Terry Knight Art Direction
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