The Way Ahead (1944)
- Directed by
- Carol Reed
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 41 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A group of ordinary British civilians are called up for army service. They go through basic training and then face combat against German forces in North Africa.
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What happens
The Way Ahead (also known as Immortal Battalion) (1944) is a British Second World War drama film directed by Carol Reed. The screenplay was written by Eric Ambler and Peter Ustinov. The film stars David Niven, Stanley Holloway and William Hartnell along with an ensemble cast of other British actors, including Ustinov in one of his earliest roles. The Way Ahead follows a group of civilians who are conscripted into the British Army and, after training, are shipped to North Africa where they are involved in a battle against the Afrika Korps. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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