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

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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