An inept British WWII commander leads his troops to a series of misadventures in North Africa and Europe.
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
Richard Lester
Director, Producer
Oct 7, 1959
May 20, 1966
Dec 2, 1967
Nov 8, 1964
Oct 18, 1960
Mar 29, 1974
Apr 27, 1961
Jun 2, 1969
Mar 20, 2025
Jan 29, 1964
May 21, 1993
Feb 12, 1971
Sep 13, 2018
Jul 31, 1991
Mar 24, 1995
Apr 2, 1999
Petersham Pictures
United Kingdom
English