I'm All Right Jack
1960
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British Academy of Film & Television Arts British Screenplay 1957 · Nominated
Private's Progress is a 1956 British comedy film directed by John Boulting and starring Ian Carmichael, Peter Jones, William Hartnell and Terry-Thomas. The script was by John Boulting and Frank Harvey based on the novel of the same name by Alan Hackney.
Private's Progress: Directed by John Boulting. With Ian Carmichael, Ronald Adam, Henry B. Longhurst, Peter Jones. In World War II, a failed British officer is selected by his uncle, a brigadier with the War Office, to participate in a secret operation to recover looted artwork from the Germans.
- (903)
- Comedy, War
- John Boulting
- 1956-02-17
Overview. Stanley Windrush has to interrupt his university education when he is called up towards the end of the war. He quickly proves himself not to be officer material, but befriends wily Private Percival Cox who knows exactly how all the scams work in the confused world of the British Army.
The Boulting Brothers enjoyed one of their biggest box-office successes of the 1950s with the wry service comedy Private's Progress. Though billed fourth, Ian Carmichael plays the central character, feckless British soldier Stanley Windrush.
Private’s Progress. As a lighthearted satire on British army life during the last war, Private's Progress has moments of sheer joy based on real authenticity. But it is not content to...
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Awards. 1956: BAFTA Awards: Nominated for Best British Screenplay. Show all. Movie Soulmates' ratings. Register so you can access movie recommendations tailored to your movie taste.
