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4.1/10   72 votes
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Writers:
Leslie Thomas (novel)
Leslie Thomas (screenplay)
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England expects that every man will do his duty!
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Not the typical 70s Askwith film, this is slightly better! more (1 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Robin Askwith ... Pvt. Brigg
Nigel Davenport ... Sgt. Driscoll
George Layton ... Pvt. Jacobs
John Le Mesurier ... Col. Bromley-Pickering
Warren Mitchell ... Morris Morris
Robin Nedwell ... Lt. Grainger

Edward Woodward ... Sgt. Wellbeloved
Irene Handl ... Mrs. Phillimore
Pamela Stephenson ... Bernice
Lynda Bellingham ... Valerie
David Auker ... Lantry
Robert Booth ... Field
Peter Bourke ... Villiers
Leo Dolan ... Tasker
Brian Godfrey ... Foster
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Runtime:
87 min (DVD)
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Color (Technicolor)
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Certification:
UK:15 (video rating) | UK:AA (original rating)

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Pamela Stephenson subsequently stated in an interview that she felt pressured to take part in the nude scene with Robin Askwith, which she said had not appeared in the original script. Unable to contact her agent, she complied, but remained deeply unhappy about the situation she'd been placed in. If true, this would explain her obvious nerves during this sequence. more
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Follows The Virgin Soldiers (1969) more

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6 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
Not the typical 70s Askwith film, this is slightly better!, 1 November 2005
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Author: dolyschaf from Europe

On the face of it, the title of this film, and the fact that Robin Askwith is in it, suggests that this film is typical of most 70s films that Askwith appears in: brief nudity, poor plot, simply an excuse to show semi-naked women. Don't be fooled, it is actually better than that and this was not what I was expecting.

This film does have two very brief moments of nudity and Askwith jumping into bed but there is certainly no 'romping' and this film has a half-decent storyline, with very little slapstick humor. The story is not based on Askwith getting his wicked way, but rather, it mixes the desires and frustrations of soldiers forced to stay an extra six months at war when they want to go home with the harsh realities of war and this film does has scenes of sadness in it too and is certainly one (if not two) better than the 'Confessions' films - this is a more rounded film with a decent story.

Excellent performances from the supporting cast: George Layton, Nigel Davenport, John Le Mesurier, Edward Woodward (whose character Sgt Wellbeloved is not all what he makes out to be) and Warren Mitchell as Morris Morris (with a very funny Welsh accent).

A mixture of good humor and sadness - worth watching if you have a spare 87 minutes!

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