Private's Progress

1h 37min

Comedy

War

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. And Stanley's brigadier War Office uncle seems to be up to something more than a bit shady too - and they are both soon working for him, behind the enemy lines.

Production Companies

Charter Film Productions

British Lion Film Corporation

Boulting Brothers

Cast

Ian Carmichael

Ian Carmichael

Pte. Stanley Windrush
Richard Attenborough

Richard Attenborough

Pvt. Percival Henry Cox
Terry-Thomas

Terry-Thomas

Major Hitchcock
John Le Mesurier

John Le Mesurier

Psychiatrist
William Hartnell

William Hartnell

Sgt. Sutton
Dennis Price

Dennis Price

Brig. Bertram Tracepurcel
Ian Bannen

Ian Bannen

Private Horrocks
Peter Jones

Peter Jones

Arthur Egan
Christopher Lee

Christopher Lee

Major Schultz
Miles Malleson

Miles Malleson

Mr. Windrush Sr.
Jill Adams

Jill Adams

Prudence Greenslade
Victor Maddern

Victor Maddern

Private George Blake
Kenneth Griffith

Kenneth Griffith

Private Dai Jones
Marianne Stone

Marianne Stone

Miss Sugden
Ronald Adam

Ronald Adam

Doctor at Medical
Henry B. Longhurst

Henry B. Longhurst

Mr. Spottiswood
Sally Miles

Sally Miles

Catherine
Brian Oulton

Brian Oulton

M.O. at Gravestone Camp
Michael Trubshawe

Michael Trubshawe

Col. Fanshawe
Thorley Walters

Thorley Walters

Captain Bootle
John Warren

John Warren

SgtMaj. Gradwick
Robert Raglan

Robert Raglan

General Tomlinson
Henry Oscar

Henry Oscar

Art Expert
Nicholas Bruce

Nicholas Bruce

German Officer
Theodore Zichy

Theodore Zichy

German Agent
Patrick Westwood

Patrick Westwood

Pvt. Green - Driver
Jack Carter

Jack Carter

German Officer (uncredited)

Release date

17th Feb 1956

Status

Released

Spoken languages

日本語, English, Pусский, Deutsch