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4.8/10   441 votes
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Director:
Michael Blakemore
Writer:
Peter Nichols (play)
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Release Date:
25 March 1983 (Australia) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | War more
Tagline:
Malaysia, 1947. Some fought. Some danced.
Plot:
The members of SADUSEA (Song And Dance Unit South East Asia) fall in and out of love while trying to dodge Malayan Communist bullets in the late 1940s... more | add synopsis
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Fans of John Cleese's comic work need not apply more (10 total)

Cast

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Patrick Pearson ... Sergeant Steven Flowers
Michael Elphick ... Sergeant Major Reg Drummond
Joe Melia ... Sergeant Len Bonny
John Standing ... Captain Sholto Savory
Nicola Pagett ... Acting Lieutenant Sylvia Morgan
Simon Jones ... Sergeant Eric Young-Love
David Bamber ... Sergeant Charles Bishop

Bruce Payne ... Flight Sergeant Kevin Cartwright

Robin Langford ... Electrician
Denis Quilley ... Acting Captain Terri Dennis
Neil Pearson ... Pianist
Steve Dixon ... Drummer
Jasper Jacob ... Bass Player
Leonard Preston ... Trombonist
Peter Hutchinson ... Trumpet Player
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Runtime:
Sweden:97 min | USA:107 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
UK:15 | Iceland:L | Australia:M | Sweden:11 | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Malaya more
Company:
HandMade Films more

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5 out of 16 people found the following comment useful.
Fans of John Cleese's comic work need not apply, 10 May 2001
Author: Dan Harkless from Irvine, California

A bad film. It can't seem to decide whether it wants to be a goofy comedy about flamboyantly gay showtune performers or a tragic and realistic war movie. Any attempts on its part to be both at the same time are unsuccessful, in my opinion.

Big fans of John Cleese might be tempted to watch this movie thinking that Cleese is enjoyable to watch whatever he's in, but he really has nothing to work with in this material. He plays it very straight (in more ways than one) and the filmmakers don't even manage to squeak much humor out of this contrast with the other members of the performing troupe.

Skip this film.

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