The Way Ahead (1944)
1h 55m
Running Time
June 9, 1944Release Date
Plot.
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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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
David Niven
Lt. Jim Perry
Stanley Holloway
Pte. Ted Brewer
James Donald
Pte. Evan Lloyd
John Laurie
Pte. Luke
Leslie Dwyer
Pte. Sid Beck
Raymond Huntley
Pvt. Herbert Davenport
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
Carol Reed
Director
John Ruddock
Old Chelsea Soldier
Eric Ambler
Writer
A. Bromley Davenport
Old Chelsea Soldier
Peter Ustinov
Writer
Renée Asherson
Marjorie Gillingham
John Sutro
Producer
Mary Jerrold
Mrs. Gillingham
Raymond Lovell
Mr. Jackson
Norman Walker
Producer
William Alwyn
Composer
Jack Watling
Sgt. Buster
Guy Green
Cinematographer
Lloyd Pearson
Sam Thyrtle
Fergus McDonell
Editor
Penelope Dudley-Ward
Mrs. Perry
Esma Cannon
Mrs. Ted Brewer
Eileen Erskine
Mrs. Bill Parsons
Grace Arnold
Mrs. Ned Fletcher
Tessie O'Shea
Herself
Trevor Howard
Officer on Ship (uncredited)
George Merritt
Sergeant Major (uncredited)
Tracy Reed
Perry's Daughter (uncredited)
A.E. Matthews
Colonel Walmsley
John Boxer
Soldier in Pub Talking to the Chelsea Pensioners (uncredited)
Peggy Carlisle
Minor Role (uncredited)
Alf Goddard
Instructor (uncredited)
David Hutcheson
Garage Customer in Car (uncredited)
Benita Lydal
ENSA Artist (uncredited)
Andreas Malandrinos
Gendarme in Café (uncredited)
John Salew
Sam - Friend of Pvt. Lloyd in Pub Scene (uncredited)
Johnnie Schofield
Lewis Gun Instructor (uncredited)
Winifred Willard
Minor Role (uncredited)
Ben Williams
Pessimistic Man Talking to the Chelsea Pensioners (uncredited)
Irene Howard
Casting
Clive Donner
Editor
Muir Mathieson
Music Director
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The Way Ahead (also known as Immortal Battalion) (1944) is a British Second World War drama film directed by Carol Reed. The screenplay was written by Eric Ambler and Peter Ustinov. The film stars David Niven, Stanley Holloway and William Hartnell along with an ensemble cast of other British actors, including Ustinov in one of his earliest roles. The Way Ahead follows a group of civilians who are conscripted into the British Army and, after training, are shipped to North Africa where they are involved in a battle against the Afrika Korps.