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Director:
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Peter Richardson (written by) and
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Release Date:
3 December 2004 (UK) more
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He's got the tool and he'll finish the job. more
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Great Cast, Great Humour, Great Movie more (36 total)

Cast

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Jon Culshaw ... Prime Minister
Tom Clarke Hill ... Lieutenant Baker (as Tom Clarke-Hill)
Hamish McColl ... Captain Davies

Christian Slater ... Winston Churchill

Romany Malco ... Denzil Eisenhower
Simon Rake ... Reporter 1
James Long ... Reporter 2
James Putnam ... Reporter 3 (as James Puttnam)
Bob Mortimer ... Potter
Vic Reeves ... Bendle

Neve Campbell ... Princess Elizabeth

Harry Enfield ... King George VI

Jessica Oyelowo ... Princess Margaret
Leslie Phillips ... Lord W'ruff
Nigel Harrison ... Jack
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84 min
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This comedy uses as a running joke the Hitler one testicle gag from the "Hitler Has Only Got One Ball" lyrics sung to the Colonel Bogey March. It's even seen performed at a London concert much to Hitler's chagrin. The full lyrics are: "Hitler has only got one ball, Göring has two but very small, Himmler is somewhat sim'lar, But poor Goebbels has no balls at all." Hitler's high-ranking off-siders Goebbels and Göring appear in the film bar Himmler but none of them are the subject of a testicle gag in the movie, only Hitler. more
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Continuity: A royal servant throws Prince Mario's gift into a sack. The same gift reappears back in the royal servant's hand immediately after, only to be re-thrown into the same sack - in the same manner as before. more
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stage performer: [singing] Hitler, has only got one ball. Goering, has two but very small. Himmler, is somewhat similar. And poor old Goebbel's got no balls at all. Hitler, has only got one ball. Goering... more
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References "Steptoe and Son" (1962) more
Soundtrack:
For All We Know more

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Great Cast, Great Humour, Great Movie, 5 December 2004
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Author: neildevany from North West, England

On entering the cinema to see this film today, I had very low expectations for this film. Leaving the cinema, I felt entertained, amused and not robbed of my £5.30.

I expected this film to be a gung-ho version of how the Americans saw the war. That is what I got, but the film really poked fun at the state of mega-budget American Historcal dramas. The whole idea of the film was excellent, the story, although very thin was laced with excellent set jokes and well placed one liners.

This is clearly a British Film. The whole look of the film was British. A large proportion of the cast were British. If you are British, have a basic knowledge of WW2 and a British sense of humour, you will love it.

You only have to look at the cast, see what sort of film you are getting. From the British comedy front Steve Pemberton and Mackenzie Crook shone.

Overall, this is by no means the greatest or funniest film of the year, but if you want a typically British movie go and see it!

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