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The misadventures of a ragtag group of elderly Home Guard local defense volunteers at the onset of WW2.The misadventures of a ragtag group of elderly Home Guard local defense volunteers at the onset of WW2.The misadventures of a ragtag group of elderly Home Guard local defense volunteers at the onset of WW2.
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- TriviaLiz Fraser replaced Janet Davies because Norman Cohen wanted a less homely, more "sexy" actress for the role. Jimmy Perry has said "It was a mistake...not to cast Janet in the role because the viewing public has come to recognise her as Mrs. Pike. But that was a decision made by Columbia."
- GoofsIn the roadblock scene the platoon arrive in Jones' van, even though the platoon has only just been formed the van has the flaps for the guns to poke through which happens later in the film.
- Quotes
Cpt. George Mainwaring: Wilson, find something for Jones to do will you.
Sgt. Arthur Wilson: Yes, alright sir, just leave it to me. Jones, would you mind please just going outside and lining the men up and just doing things with them.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema: British Comedy (2021)
- SoundtracksWho Do You Think You're Kidding, Mr. Hitler
Words by Jimmy Perry
Music by Jimmy Perry and Derek Taverner
Sung by Bud Flanagan
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Warm portrait of an England that never was.
The second in director Cohen's trilogy of Second World War comedies (the others being Till Death Do Us Part' and `Adolf Hitler - My Part In His Downfall') is a film version of the BBC's long running (and much loved) situation comedy. Like most transfers of television shows, this movie suffers from an absence of plot and is more a collection of sketches. Some of which work better than others for example the scene where a high ranking army officer floats down a river is a memorable, surreal moment.
The joy of this movie is it's representation of a past that probably never existed and an England which is defined by picturesque countryside and the chance it offers to see veteran scene-stealers such as John Le Mesurier given their biggest film roles. Arthur Lowe is superb as Captain Mainwaring, a bungler, who, when the chips are down, displays great courage and saves the day (the climax is probably the character's greatest moment).
Episodes of the television series are of course funnier but as an introduction to a British legend, you cannot find anything better.
The joy of this movie is it's representation of a past that probably never existed and an England which is defined by picturesque countryside and the chance it offers to see veteran scene-stealers such as John Le Mesurier given their biggest film roles. Arthur Lowe is superb as Captain Mainwaring, a bungler, who, when the chips are down, displays great courage and saves the day (the climax is probably the character's greatest moment).
Episodes of the television series are of course funnier but as an introduction to a British legend, you cannot find anything better.
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- Aug 29, 2004
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- Also known as
- Dad's Army Movie
- Filming locations
- Chalfont St. Giles, Buckinghamshire, England, UK(Walmington-on-Sea: exteriors)
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- Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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