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The Way Ahead (The Immortal Battalion) (1944)

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Release Date: Jun 3, 1945 Wide

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The Immortal Battalion has a bit of a convoluted history. It started life as a training film, The New Lot, which ran 44 minutes. When Winston Churchill approached David Niven about creating a film that would do for the British Army what In Which We Serve had done for the Royal Navy, he contacted Carol Reed and suggested expanding The New Lot. The result, written by Eric Ambler and Peter Ustinov, was the acclaimed The Way Ahead. For its U.S. release, Way Ahead was edited to a shorter length and

Unrated, 1 hr. 55 min.

Drama, Action & Adventure, Classics

Directed By: Carol Reed

Written By: Eric Ambler

In Theaters: Jun 3, 1945 Wide

Cast

David Niven
Lieutenant Jim Perry
Raymond Huntley
Davenport
William Hartnell
Sergeant Fletcher
Stanley Holloway
Brewer
James Donald
Lloyd
Leo Genn
Company Commander
John Laurie
Luke
Leslie Dwyer
Side Beck
Hugh Burden
Parsons
Jimmy Hanley
Stainer
Peter Ustinov
Rispoli
Grace Arnold
Ren�e Ashershon
Marjorie Gillingham
Esma Cannon
Penelope Dudley-Ward
Mrs. Perry
Eileen Erskine
Alf Goddard
Instructor
Trevor Howard
Officer
Mary Jerrold
Mrs. Gillingham
Raymond Lovell
Garage Proprietor
A.E. Matthews
Col. Walmsley
George Merritt
Sgt. Maj.
Tessie O'Shea
Herself
John Ruddock
John Salew
Reginald Tate
Commanding Officer
Jack Watling
Marjorie's Boy Friend
Johnnie Schofield
Lloyd Pearson

Critic Reviews for The Way Ahead (The Immortal Battalion)

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A rousing flag-waving war drama about the British Army, that was shot during the war and grew out of being a training film.

August 10, 2011 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

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Excellent performance by David Niven. The movie kept my interest. I've seen it all before--the ragtag bunch of draftees becomes a top flight fighting unit. It's good, but I doubt I'll watch it again. This was made during WWII so that gives it a slightly different edge.

August 12, 2011

Morris Nelms

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An interesting film about the war shot during the war but only for those really into the subject since it is pretty weak compared to some hidden little gems of WWII desert warfare movies.

July 24, 2009

Ben Gui

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