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THE WAY AHEAD
Cannes Classics
- Directed by :
- Carol REED
- Country:
- UNITED KINGDOM
- Year:
- 1944
- Duration:
- 115.00 minutes
Synopsis
Carol Reed's typically meticulous research adds a sense of gritty realism to this vivid, stirring account of a WWII British combat unit undergoing basic training. David Niven stars as Lieutenant Jim Perry, a former pump jockey who realizes he needs to take a tough line with the ragged, widely divergent bunch of civilian conscripts under his command, as he and Sergeant Brewer (William Hartnell) try to prepare them for combat with Rommel's Afrika Korps.
Credits
- Carol REED - Director
- Eric AMBLER - Screenplay
- Peter USTINOV - Screenplay
- Guy GREEN - Cinematography
- David RAWNSLEY - Set Designer
- William ALWYN - Music
- Fergus MCDONELL - Film Editor
- Desmond DEW - Sound
Actors
- Renee ASHERSON - Marjorie Gillingham
- James DONALD - Pvt. Lloyd
- William HARTNELL - Sgt. Ned Fletcher
- Stanley HOLLOWAY - Pvt. Jim Brewer
- John LAURIE - Pvt. Luke
- David NIVEN - Lt. Jim perry
Contacts and useful links
Production
TWO CITIES -
International press
GRANADA INTERNATIONAL - Debbie Lawrence - F : - debbie.lawrence@granadamedia.com - www.granadamedia.com
Foreign sales
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- THE WAY AHEAD