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Two Men Went to War (2002) -- Comedy drama based on the true story of two British Army dentists who in 1942, eager to see action, go AWOL and invade occupied France on their own.

Overview

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Director:
John Henderson
Writers:
Richard Everett (screenplay)
Raymond Foxall (book)
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Release Date:
1 November 2002 (UK) more
Genre:
Comedy | War | Drama more
Tagline:
A true story . . . that no one believed more
Plot:
Comedy drama based on the true story of two British Army dentists who in 1942, eager to see action, go AWOL and invade occupied France on their own. full summary | add synopsis
User Comments:
I wish more war-movies where like this. more

Cast

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Kenneth Cranham ... Sgt. Peter King
Leo Bill ... Pvt. Leslie Cuthbertson

Rosanna Lavelle ... Emma Fraser
Phyllida Law ... Faith
James Fleet ... Maj. Bates
Julian Glover ... Col. Hatchard

Anthony Valentine ... SM Dudley
David Ryall ... Winston Churchill

Derek Jacobi ... Maj. Merton
Richard Sutton ... Pvt. Horrocks
Anthony O'Donnell ... Chief armourer
Paul Bayfield ... Mike (soldier #1)
Jason Round ... Soldier #3
Tim 'Nobby' Clarke ... Young sergeant
Nick Miles ... Sgt. Mowat
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG for language and some violence.
Runtime:
109 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Certification:
UK:PG | Australia:PG | USA:PG

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Nigel Hawthorne and Rufus Sewell were attached to this project at one stage more
Goofs:
Factual errors: The pub at which the two soldiers stayed prior to stealing a boat for their journey to France, had all its' lights blazing at night even though the whole country was under blackout regulations throughout the war. more

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2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful:-
I wish more war-movies where like this., 4 November 2006
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Author: (scottheleen) from South Africa

What superb movie. The tale of two English dentists, who, before D-day, decide to invade France on their own. The result is one of the most enjoyable war-movies I have ever seen. It starts of quite slow, but the pacing suits the story. There are no big build-ups leading to massive machine-gun fights with lots of dead Germans and gore. Rather, you are kept in suspense to whether their comical blunders will bear any results or whether they will manage not to kill themselves by mistake in the process. It had myself and most of my family laughing within the first couple of minutes, and we never really stopped till the end. Bravo! I hope to see more movies like this.

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