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Private's Progress

Year:

1956

Duration:

102 min | UK:97 min (re-issue) (1957)

Genres:

Comedy | War

IMDB rate:

6.6

Director:

John Boulting

Awards:

Nominated for BAFTA Film Award.

Details

Country: UK

Release Date: 1956-02-17

Filming Locations: Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK

Cast

Actor

Character

Michael Trubshawe

Dennis Price

Brig. Bertram Tracepurcel

Ian Carmichael

Pte. Stanley Windrush

Terry-Thomas

Major Hitchcock

Peter Jones

Arthur Egan

William Hartnell

Sgt. Sutton

Thorley Walters

Captain Bootle

Jill Adams

Prudence Greenslade

Ian Bannen

Private Horrocks

Victor Maddern

Private George Blake

Kenneth Griffith

Private Dai Jones

George Coulouris

Padre (in closing credits) (as George Colouris)

Derrick De Marney

Pat (in opening credits) (as Derrick de Marney)

Ronald Adam

Doctor at Medical

Miles Malleson

Mr. Windrush Snr.

Sally Miles

Catherine

David King-Wood

Gerald

Richard Attenborough

Private Cox

Brian Oulton

M.O. at Gravestone Camp

John Le Mesurier

Psychiatrist

Robert Raglan

General Tomlinson

Henry Oscar

Art Expert

Nicholas Bruce

German Officer

Henry B. Longhurst

Mr. Spottiswood (as Henry Longhurst)

John Warren

Sgt. Maj. Gradwick

Theodore Zichy

German Agent

Tom Bowan

NCO (uncredited)

Robert Bruce

Testing Officer (uncredited)

Edward Cast

Intellegence Officer (uncredited)

Cyril Chamberlain

Bit Part (uncredited)

Campbell Cotts

Officer at Lecture (uncredited)

Robert Dean

Naval Commander (uncredited)

Basil Dignam

Col. Martin (uncredited)

Edgar Driver

Nobby (uncredited)

Vince Edwards

German Officer (uncredited)

E.V.H. Emmett

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Eynon Evans

Ticket Collector (uncredited)

Gerald Fox

Face Ache (uncredited)

Irlin Hall

NAAFI Girl (uncredited)

John Harvey

RAF Officer at Headquarters (uncredited)

Frank Hawkins

Drill Sergeant (uncredited)

Glyn Houston

Corporal on Sick Call (uncredited)

Frederick Jaeger

German Sentry (uncredited)

Lloyd Lamble

Officer at Medical Hearing (uncredited)

Ludwik Lawinski

General von Lembeck (uncredited)

Christopher Lee

Major Schultz (uncredited)

David Lodge

Lance Corporal Parsons (uncredited)

Alec McCowen

2nd Medical Orderly (uncredited)

Jack McNaughton

Medical Orderly (uncredited)

Julia Nelson

ATS Sergeant (uncredited)

Wally Patch

Barman (uncredited)

Roy Purcell

Colonel at Checkpoint (uncredited)

Llewellyn Rees

2nd Art Expert (uncredited)

Trevor Reid

Adjutant (uncredited)

Patricia Somerset

ATS Clerk (uncredited)

Karel Stepanek

German Officer (uncredited)

Peter Stephens

Major Lench (uncredited)

Marianne Stone

Miss Sugden (uncredited)

Michael Ward

Sidney (uncredited)

Lockwood West

Detective (uncredited)

Patrick Westwood

Green - Driver (uncredited)

Peter Williams

Officer at Selection Board (uncredited)

Ian Wilson

Party Guest (uncredited)

Mickey Wood

Judo Instructor (uncredited)

Victor Wood

CO at Holding Depot (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

In addition to playing a German officer in the film (mostly speaking in English), Christopher Lee dubbed the voice of the Dennis Price character in the scenes where he is speaking in German.

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William Hartnell made a career out of playing tough military NCOs both in films and TV. However in real life he joined the Royal Armoured Corps in WW2 but was invalided out within 18 months due to a nervous breakdown.

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Quotes

Maj. Hitchcock: Good Lord - Windrush! What on earth are you doing dressed up as a Jerry? You're an absolute bounder.

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Maj. Hitchcock: As for you Windrush, you're an absolute rotter!

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