“At last! Their epic story invades the Big Screen!”
Dad's Army was a 1971 feature film based on the BBC television sitcom Dad's Army. Directed by Norman Cohen, it was filmed between series three and four and was based upon material from the early episodes of the television series. The film told the story of the Home Guard platoon's formation and their subsequent endeavours at a training exercise.
Norman Cohen
David Croft
Jimmy Perry
Terry Maher
Wilfred Burns
Arthur Lowe
Captain George Mainwaring
John Le Mesurier
Sergeant Arthur Wilson
Clive Dunn
Lance Corporal Jack Jones
John Laurie
Private James Frazer
James Beck
Private Joe Walker
Arnold Ridley
Private Charles Godfrey
Ian Lavender
Private Frank Pike
Liz Fraser
Mrs. Mavis Pike
Bernard Archard
Major General Fullard
Derek Newark
Regimental Sergeant-Major
Bill Pertwee
A.R.P. Warden Hodges
Frank Williams
Reverend Timothy Farthing
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CinemaSerf
There is something of the swings and roundabouts in this adaptation of the cracking BBC series. On the one hand, the feature length format allows us to develop more the Perry/Croft characters, on the other it removes some of the quickly-paced potency of the humour... Either way, though, it's still a...
Dad's Army (1971) Original Trailer [FHD]
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