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The Way Ahead

Movie
1944
1h 55m
NR
English
Drama, War
User Score: 
6.7
Critic Score: 
95
The Way Ahead' Poster
A mismatched collection of conscripted civilians find training tough under Lieutenant Jim Perry and Sergeant Ned Fletcher when they are called up to replace an infantry battalion that had suffered casualties at Dunkirk.
The Way Ahead Poster

The Way Ahead

NR
Movie
1944
1h 55m
English
Drama, War
A mismatched collection of conscripted civilians find training tough under Lieutenant Jim Perry and Sergeant Ned Fletcher when they are called up to replace an infantry battalion that had suffered casualties at Dunkirk.
Rating
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6.7
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The Way Ahead (1944) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
95

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David Niven
Lieutenant Jim Perry
Stanley Holloway
Pvt. Ted Brewer
James Donald
Pvt. Evans Lloyd
John Laurie
Pvt. Luke
Leslie Dwyer
Pvt. Sid Beck
Hugh Burden
Pvt. Bill Parsons
Raymond Huntley
Pvt. Herbert Davenport
Jimmy Hanley
Pvt. Geoffrey Stainer
William Hartnell
Sgt. Ned Fletcher
Reginald Tate
The Training Company Commanding Off...
Leo Genn
Captain Edwards
John Ruddock
Old Chelsea Soldier
A Bromley Davenport
Old Chelsea Soldier
Rene Asherson
Marjorie Gillingham
Mary Jerrold
Mrs. Gillingham
Raymond Lovell
Mr. Jackson
Jack Watling
Sgt. Buster
Lloyd Pearson
Sam Thyrtle
Esma Cannon
Mrs. Ted Brewer
Eileen Erskine
Mrs. Bill Parsons
Grace Arnold
Mrs. Ned Fletcher
Trevor Howard
Officer on Ship (uncredited)
Directed By: Carol Reed
Written By: Peter Ustinov (Screenplay), Eric Ambler (Story), + 1 more

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Dr.Stu says...
one year ago
A British lieutenant strictly prepares a group of drafted recruits during World War 2 in advance of an upcoming North African deployment for Battle
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CinemaSerf
2 years ago
David Niven heads the cast in this engagingly quirky tale that amusingly and poignantly depicts just how the British Army managed to fight during WWII. He is the officer in charge of a collection of men of all ages and from many different backgrounds as they are slowly, but surely, coaxed, cajoled a More
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