The New Lot (1943)
43m
Running Time
January 1, 1943Release Date
The New Lot (1943)
43m
Running Time
January 1, 1943Release Date
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Plot.
A new batch of Army recruits, from diverse backgrounds and with varying degrees of commitment, is shaped into an efficient fighting unit.
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Cast & Crew.
John Laurie
Harry Fyfe
Bernard Miles
Ted Loman
Eric Ambler
Bren Gun Instructor
Ivor Barnard
Photographer
Raymond Huntley
Barrington
Robert Donat
Actor
Ian Fleming
Medical Officer
Geoffrey Keen
Corporal
Carol Reed
Director
Peter Ustinov
Writer
Richard Addinsell
Composer
Philip Godfrey
Art Wallace
Kathleen Harrison
Keith's Mother
Bryan Herbert
Soldier
Mike Johnson
Railway Porter
Bernard Lee
Interviewing Officer
Details.
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Wiki.
The New Lot is a 1943 British drama film directed by Carol Reed and starring Eric Ambler, Robert Donat, Kathleen Harrison, Bernard Lee, Raymond Huntley, John Laurie, Peter Ustinov and Austin Trevor, with music by Richard Addinsell. It is a short training film made for the Army Kinematograph Service, which follows five new recruits from different background and their experiences as they join the army.The film was later expanded and remade as The Way Ahead, co-written by Ambler and Ustinov, directed by Carol Reed, and starring David Niven.