THE WAY AHEAD

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• Release Year: 1944
• Genre: Drama, War
• Plot: Carol Reed's lump-in-the-throat, flag-waver still packs a powerful punch and his semi-documentary technique provides a realistic grittiness to the on screen action. A highly talented cast moves this impressive wartime story on, as we observe a motley crew of young recruits, as they learn to become soldiers, through to the end of the film when they must prove themselves against the enemy. Film debut of Trevor Howard. Originally released in the U.S. in a shortened, more serious version titled 'The Immortal Battalion' ;
• Cast: David Niven, Stanley Holloway, James Donald, John Laurie, Leslie Dwyer, Hugh Burden, Jimmy Hanley, William Hartnell, Reginald Tate, Leo Genn, John Ruddock, A. Bromley Davenport, Renée Asherson, Mary Jerrold, Tessie O'Shea, Raymond Lovell, A.E. Matthews, Jack Watling, Peter Ustinov, Lloyd Pearson, Raymond Huntley, Penelope Dudley-Ward, Esma Cannon, Eileen Erskine, Grace Arnold, Quentin Reynolds, John Boxer, Peggy Carlisle, Alf Goddard, Trevor Howard, David Hutcheson, Andreas Malandrinos, George Merritt, Tracy Reed, John Salew, Johnnie Schofield, Winifred Willard, Ben Williams, Carol Reed, Eric Ambler
• Director: Carol Reed
• Runtime: 1:55
• Company: Two Cities Studios
• Media Format: Movie