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Summary
Sergeant Grimshawe wants to retire in the flush of success by winning the Star Squad prize with his very last platoon of newly called-up National Servicemen. But a motley bunch they turn out to be, and it's up to Grimshawe to put the no-hopers through their paces.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Kids
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At a glance
Running time
1 h 24 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 comedies, −16 min on the typical 100
typical 10084Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 27 countries, rent or buy in 4 more
+17
Released
1958
August 31, 1958
68 years ago
Genres
ComedyWarLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
24 of 75
William HartnellSergeant Grimshawe
Bob MonkhousePrivate Charlie Sage
Shirley EatonMary Sage
Eric BarkerCaptain Potts
Dora BryanNorah
Bill OwenCorporal Bill Copping
Charles HawtreyPrivate Peter Golightly
Kenneth ConnorPrivate Horace Strong
Kenneth WilliamsPrivate James Bailey
Terence LongdonPrivate Miles Haywood
Norman RossingtonPrivate Herbert Brown
Gerald CampionPrivate Andy Calloway
Hattie JacquesCaptain Clark
Cyril ChamberlainStores Sergeant
Arnold DiamondFifth Specialist
Gordon TannerFirst Specialist
Martin BoddeySixth Specialist
Frank ForsythSecond Specialist- IWIan WhittakerMedical Corporal
Basil DignamThird Specialist- ASAnthony SagarStores Sergeant
- JGJohn GatrellFourth Specialist
Alec BregonziFirst Storesman
Graham StewartSecond Storesman
Directing · 1
- Gerald Thomas Director
Writing · 3
- John Antrobus Writer, Additional Writing
- Norman Hudis Screenplay
- R.F. Delderfield Novel
Production · 3
- Peter Rogers Producer
- Betty White Casting Director
- Frank Bevis Production Manager
Camera · 2
- Peter Hennessy Director of Photography
- Alan Hume Camera Operator
Editing · 1
- Peter Boita Editor
Sound · 2
- Bruce Montgomery Music Director, Music
- Seymour Logie Sound Editor
Art · 2
- Peter Murton Set Dresser
- Alex Vetchinsky Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Joan Ellacott Costume Design
- Stella Rivers Hairdresser
- Geoffrey Rodway Makeup Artist
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