An inept British WWII commander leads his troops to a series of misadventures in North Africa and Europe.
Cast
Michael Crawford
Goodbody
John Lennon
Gripweed
Roy Kinnear
Clapper
Lee Montague
Transom
Jack MacGowran
Juniper
Michael Hordern
Grapple
Jack Hedley
Melancholy Musketeer
Ronald Lacey
Spool
James Cossins
Drogue
Ewan Hooper
Dooley
Karl Michael Vogler
Odlebog
Alexander Knox
American General
Robert Hardy
British General
Sheila Hancock
Mrs. Clapper's Friend
Mick Dillon
1st Replacement
Kenneth Colley
2nd Replacement
Charles Dyer
Happy Trousered Man
Dandy Nichols
1st Old Lady
Gretchen Franklin
2nd Old Lady
Richard Pearson
Old Man at Alamein
Norman Chappell
Henry Bridgehouse, soldier at Alamein
Jack May
Toby
Bryan Pringle
Reporter
Peter Graves
Staff Officer
Paul Daneman
Skipper
Bill Dysart
Paratrooper
Pauline Taylor
Woman in Desert
John Ronane
Operator
Fanny Carby
Mrs Clapper
John Junkin
Large Child
John Trenaman
Driver
Norman Mitchell
Butcher
Crew
Richard Lester
Director, Producer
Charles Wood
Screenplay
Patrick Ryan
Novel
John Victor-Smith
Editor
David Watkin
Director of Photography
José López Rodero
Assistant Director
Denis O'Dell
Associate Producer
Freddie Cooper
Camera Operator
James Liggat
Casting
Dinah Greet
Costume Designer
Alan Pattillo
Sound Editor
Don Challis
Sound Editor
Gerry Humphreys
Sound Mixer
Les Hammond
Sound Mixer
Eddie Fowlie
Special Effects
Ken Thorne
Original Music Composer, Conductor
Phyllis Crocker
Continuity
Hubert Fröhlich
Unit Manager
Philip Harrison
Art Direction
John Stoll
Art Direction
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