Dad's Army - Film - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)
Genre
Released
Creator
Stars
Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, James Beck, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, Liz Fraser and more
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Based on the long-running sitcom of the same name, the film version of Dad's Army tells the story of the Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard - a branch of the volunteer army made out of ordinary men who are not part of the regular armed forces.
The platoon are lead by pompous bank manager George Mainwaring (Arthur Lowe), with his chief clerk, Arthur Wilson (John Le Mesurier) as his second-in-command, and local butcher and old warhorse, Jack Jones (Clive Dunn) as third-in-command.
Alongside them are young and naive Private Pike (Ian Lavender), black-market spiv Private Walker (James Beck), pessimistic Scot Private Frazer (John Laurie) and elderly and frail Private Godfrey (Arnold Ridley).
The film follows the platoon from their humble beginnings through their formation and development into a "formidable" fighting unit, trying to take on everything that comes their way - not always successfully!
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Tagline
At last! Their epic story invades the Big Screen!
Part of
UK certificate
U
Duration
95 minutes
UK release
Sunday 4th April 1971
Produced
1970
UK premiere
Sunday 14th March 1971, Columbia Cinema, Shaftesbury Avenue
Distributors
Also known as
- Dad's Army: The Movie
Production
Location
Camera set-up
Single camera
Picture
Colour
Soundtrack
Music composed and conducted by Wilfred Burns. Who Do You Think You're Kidding, Mr. Hitler written by Jimmy Perry and composed by Jimmy Perry and Derek Taverner.
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Most recent repeats
- Sunday 5th January 2025 at 7:10pm on More4
- Tuesday 31st December 2024 at 7:10pm on More4
- Thursday 26th December 2024 at 2:00pm on C4