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| David Niven | Lt. Jim Perry | |
| Stanley Holloway | Pte. Ted Brewer | |
| James Donald | Pte. Evan Lloyd | |
| John Laurie | Pte. Luke | |
| Leslie Dwyer | Pte. Sid Beck | |
| Hugh Burden | Pte. Bill Parsons | |
| Jimmy Hanley | Pte. Geoffrey Stainer | |
| William Hartnell | Sgt. Ned Fletcher | |
| Reginald Tate | The Training Company Commanding Officer | |
| Leo Genn | Capt. Edwards | |
| John Ruddock | Chelsea Pensioner | |
| A. Bromley Davenport | Chelsea Pensioner | |
| Renée Asherson | Marjorie Gillingham | |
| Mary Jerrold | Mrs. Gillingham | |
| Tessie O'Shea | Self - ENSA Entertainer |
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| Producer |
Stanley Haynes
Herbert Smith |
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| Writer |
Eric Ambler
Peter Ustinov |
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| Cinematography |
Guy Green
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| Musician |
William Alwyn
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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. |
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