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The Way Ahead

World War II drama that follows a group of British draftees, starting with their rigorous basic training, and ending with their deployment in North Africa.

Director

Carol Reed

Year

Genre

Box Office

N/A

Production

Two Cities Films

Awards

1 win

Lt. Jim Perry

Pte. Ted Brewer

Stanley Holloway

Pte. Evan Lloyd

Pte. Luke

Pte. Sid Beck

Pte. Bill Parsons

Pte. Geoffrey Stainer

Sgt. Ned Fletcher

William Hartnell

The Training Company Commanding Officer

Capt. Edwards

Chelsea Pensioner

Chelsea Pensioner

A. Bromley Davenport

Marjorie Gillingham

Renée Asherson

Mrs. Gillingham

Self - ENSA Entertainer

Mr. Jackson - Garage Owner

Col. Walmsley

Buster - Marjorie's Boyfriend

Rispoli - Cafe Owner

Thyrtle

Pte. Herbert Davenport

Raymond Huntley

Mrs. Perry

Penelope Dudley-Ward

Mrs. Brewer

Mrs. Hilda Parsons

Mrs. Fletcher

Soldier in Pub Talking to the Chelsea Pensioners

Minor Role

Instructor

Officer on Ship

Garage Customer in Car

David Hutcheson

ENSA Artist

Gendarme in Cafe

Andreas Malandrinos

The Sergeant-Major

The Perry's Daughter

Self (American version)

Quentin Reynolds

Sam - Friend of Pte. Lloyd in Pub Scene

Lewis Gun Instructor

Johnnie Schofield

Minor Role

Winifred Willard

Pessimistic Man Talking to the Chelsea Pensioners

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Talk sense man All I say is if there is a war which God forbid - The Way Ahead

Talk sense man All I say is if there is a war which God...

We're going to have a war Right Let 'em start one now - The Way Ahead

We're going to have a war Right Let 'em start one...

Now this is the 1914 type - The Way Ahead

Now this is the 1914 type

I'm sorry Parsons but it's been agreed that Mr Thyrtle in the bargain basement - The Way Ahead

I'm sorry Parsons but it's been agreed that Mr...

By the way Parsons I think it might be less um - The Way Ahead

By the way Parsons I think it might be less um

No Listen there's only one good man ever got into Parliament - The Way Ahead

No Listen there's only one good man ever got into...

I can't understand it - The Way Ahead

I can't understand it

Well I won't be shot at merely to gratify some oafish military whim - The Way Ahead

Well I won't be shot at merely to gratify some oafish...

Look here, Evan, I've been thinking. - The Way Ahead

Look here, Evan, I've been thinking.

My old battalion were all Territorials so I haven't much experience of these men just called up - The Way Ahead

My old battalion were all Territorials so I haven't...

Oh shut up Well I've come to a conclusion - The Way Ahead

Oh shut up Well I've come to a conclusion

Been in long - The Way Ahead

I wish we wore uniforms with a collar and tie This makes you feel like a convict - The Way Ahead

I wish we wore uniforms with a collar and tie This makes you...

The first item tonight is a band. - The Way Ahead

The first item tonight is a band.

One, two, three. - The Way Ahead

One, two, three.

Who are these people? - The Way Ahead

Who are these people?

Halt! - The Way Ahead

Being in the Army has a lot of disadvantages but there is one compensation - The Way Ahead

Being in the Army has a lot of disadvantages but there is...

- Watch your front.
- There they are, sir. - The Way Ahead

- Watch your front. - There they are, sir.

Tea's ready in the cookhouse, sir.
Shall I march them down, sir? - The Way Ahead

Tea's ready in the cookhouse, sir. Shall I march them d...

When this regiment was formed our country was doing pretty badly - The Way Ahead

When this regiment was formed our country was doing pretty...

What's up? - The Way Ahead

Come on, Johnson! Come on!
Mr Perry's miles ahead! Let's catch him up! - The Way Ahead

Come on, Johnson! Come on! Mr Perry's miles ahead! Let&...

Any truth in the rumour sir that the sergeant major's got bronchitis - The Way Ahead

Any truth in the rumour sir that the sergeant major's...

You can't fight any war without infantry Infantry stuff's as old as the hills - The Way Ahead

You can't fight any war without infantry Infantry...

Ssh, Tracy! - The Way Ahead

- You'd better get in, Geoff. We're due out.
- OK, Sid. - The Way Ahead

- You'd better get in, Geoff. We're due out. - OK,...

Goodbye, darling. See you soon.
Don't be too easy with Phyllis. - The Way Ahead

Goodbye, darling. See you soon. Don't be too easy with ...

Now if we land at Phillipville - The Way Ahead

Now if we land at Phillipville

- What's that noise, mate? Guns?
- No, depth charges. - The Way Ahead

- What's that noise, mate? Guns? - No, depth charges.

Stand still! - The Way Ahead

Do that up, Luke. Rifle, Sidley.
Fletcher, go to the boat station. - The Way Ahead

Do that up, Luke. Rifle, Sidley. Fletcher, go to the boat st...

Take this rope! Make it fast there! - The Way Ahead

Take this rope! Make it fast there!

Now put a chock in front of that carrier. - The Way Ahead

Now put a chock in front of that carrier.

- Hold it! Hold it!
- She's going! She's going! - The Way Ahead

- Hold it! Hold it! - She's going! She's going!

12 feet of water in No.4! - The Way Ahead

12 feet of water in No.4!

Bosun! How's it going? What's the position? - The Way Ahead

Bosun! How's it going? What's the position?

Take it easy, men. Don't rush. Don't rush. - The Way Ahead

Take it easy, men. Don't rush. Don't rush.

Get that rope! - The Way Ahead

Get your nets adrift. Get down, men. - The Way Ahead

Get your nets adrift. Get down, men.

Where the hell are we? - The Way Ahead

Where the hell are we?

Talk about "the mysterious East". - The Way Ahead

Talk about "the mysterious East".

- Well played, sir!
- Beautifully played! - The Way Ahead

- Well played, sir! - Beautifully played!

- Steiner, have you got that machine of yours?
- Yes, sir. - The Way Ahead

- Steiner, have you got that machine of yours? - Yes, sir.

I wonder what's up. - The Way Ahead

I wonder what's up.

I say, Corporal? - The Way Ahead

I say, Corporal?

Watch your front! - The Way Ahead

Watch your front!

- Sergeant Fletcher?
- Sir? - The Way Ahead

- Sergeant Fletcher? - Sir?

Here they come. - The Way Ahead

Here they come.

Come on, come on. - The Way Ahead

Come on, come on.

- Your men all right?
- Yes, fine, sir. - The Way Ahead

- Your men all right? - Yes, fine, sir.

- Maria, aux caves!
- Mais... - The Way Ahead

- Maria, aux caves! - Mais...

Mortar. - The Way Ahead

I think I've spotted it! - The Way Ahead

I think I've spotted it!

Follow me, Beck. - The Way Ahead

Follow me, Beck.

Fletcher, see that six-pounder across the
street? I'm going to try and get it working. - The Way Ahead

Fletcher, see that six-pounder across the street? I'm g...

See that Vickers? Take it into
Rispoli's and cover us from there. - The Way Ahead

See that Vickers? Take it into Rispoli's and cover us f...

What's the matter with it, Luke? - The Way Ahead

What's the matter with it, Luke?

Down! - The Way Ahead

- Are you both all right?
- Right, sir! - The Way Ahead

- Are you both all right? - Right, sir!

- Is that clear?
- Right. - The Way Ahead

- Is that clear? - Right.

I'm sorry I forgot the
German for hell, sir. - The Way Ahead

I'm sorry I forgot the German for hell, sir.

Come on, lads. - The Way Ahead

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World War II drama that follows a group of British draftees, starting with their rigorous basic training, and ending with their deployment in North Africa.

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Director: Carol Reed

Writer: Eric Ambler, Peter Ustinov, David Niven

Production: Two Cities Films

Genre: drama, war

Year: 1944

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.9

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 03 Jun 1945

Awards: 1 win

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