Privates on Parade (film)
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| Directed by | Michael Blakemore |
| Written by | Peter Nichols (play) |
| Starring | John Cleese David Bamber Denis Quilley Bruce Payne |
| Music by | Denis King |
| Cinematography | Ian Wilson |
| Edited by | Jim Clark |
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Production
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| Distributed by | Orion Pictures |
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Release dates
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1982 |
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Running time
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100 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | under ₤2 million[1] |
Privates on Parade is a 1982 film adaptation of the Peter Nichols play of the same title about a fictional – and mostly gay – military entertainment group, the "Song and Dance Unit, Southeast Asia" assembled to entertain the troops in the Malayan jungle during the Malayan Emergency[2]
Cast and characters
- John Cleese – Maj. Giles Flack
- Denis Quilley – Capt. Terri Dennis
- Nicola Pagett – Sylvia Morgan
- Patrick Pearson – Sgt. Steven Flowers
- Michael Elphick – Sgt. Maj. Reg Drummond
- David Bamber – Sgt. Charles Bishop
- Tim Barlow – Commanding Officer
- Ishaq Bux – Sikh Doorman
- Steve Dixon – Drummer
- David Griffin – Infantry Officer in the Bush
- Peter Hutchinson – Trumpet Player
- Jasper Jacob – Bass Player
- Simon Jones – Sgt. Eric Young-Love
- Brigitte Kahn – Mrs. Reg Drummond
- Robin Langford – Electrician
- Joe Melia – Sgt. Len Bonny
- William Parker – Armed Escort
- Bruce Payne – Flight Sgt. Kevin Cartwright
- Neil Pearson – Band Pianist
- John Quayle – Capt. Henry Cox
- Julian Sands – Sailor
- John Standing – Capt. Sholto Savory
- Philip Tan – Lee
- Vincent Wong – Cheng
References
- ↑ Robert Sellers, Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: The Inside Story of HandMade Films, Metro 2003, pp. 121–131
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External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Privates on Parade at IMDb
- Privates on Parade at AllMovie
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