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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Cast & Crew.

David Niven
Lieutenant Jim Perry

Stanley Holloway
Pvt. Ted Brewer

James Donald
Pvt. Evans Lloyd

John Laurie
Pvt. Luke

Leslie Dwyer
Pvt. Sid Beck

Hugh Burden
Pvt. Bill Parsons

Raymond Huntley
Pvt. Herbert Davenport

Jimmy Hanley
Pvt. Geoffrey Stainer

William Hartnell
Sgt. Ned Fletcher

Reginald Tate
The Training Company Commanding Officer

Leo Genn
Captain Edwards

John Ruddock
Old Chelsea Soldier

A. Bromley Davenport
Old Chelsea Soldier

Renée Asherson
Marjorie Gillingham

Mary Jerrold
Mrs. Gillingham

Raymond Lovell
Mr. Jackson

Jack Watling
Sgt. Buster

Peter Ustinov
Rispoli / Screenplay

Lloyd Pearson
Sam Thyrtle

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)

John Sutro
Producer

Herbert Smith
Executive Producer

Stanley Haynes
Producer

Eric Ambler
Story / Screenplay

Norman Walker
Producer

David Rawnsley
Art Direction

Clive Donner
Editor

Fergus McDonell
Editor

Carol Reed
Director

Irene Howard
Casting
Media.

Details.
Release DateJune 9, 1944
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 55m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
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Wiki.
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.
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