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Private's Progress

Private's Progress (1956)★ 6.4/10

Approved · GB · 102 min · February 17, 1956

  • Comedy
  • War

Directed by: John Boulting

Written by: Frank Harvey, John Boulting, Alan Hackney

In World War II, a failed British officer is selected by his uncle, a brigadier with the War Office, to participate in a secret operation to recover looted artwork from the Germans.

Directed by

John Boulting

Written by

Frank HarveyJohn BoultingAlan Hackney

Cast & crew

Ian CarmichaelPte. Stanley WindrushRonald AdamDoctor at MedicalHenry B. LonghurstMr. SpottiswoodPeter JonesArthur EganDennis PriceBrig. Bertram TracepurcelMiles MallesonMr. Windrush Snr.Sally MilesCatherineDavid King-WoodGeraldDerrick De MarneyPatWilliam HartnellSgt. SuttonBrian OultonM.O. at Gravestone CampMichael TrubshaweCol. FanshaweJohn Le MesurierPsychiatristJill AdamsPrudence GreensladeTerry-ThomasMajor HitchcockThorley WaltersCaptain BootleJohn WarrenSgt.Richard AttenboroughPrivate CoxIan BannenPrivate HorrocksVictor MaddernPrivate George BlakeKenneth GriffithPrivate Dai JonesRobert RaglanGeneral TomlinsonNicholas BruceGerman OfficerTheodore ZichyGerman AgentGeorge CoulourisPadreHenry OscarArt ExpertChris AdcockFake German Soldier (uncredited)William BaskivilleGerman Soldier (uncredited)Michael BeintGerman Soldier (uncredited)Tom BowanNCO (uncredited)Robert BruceTesting Officer (uncredited)Maurice BushGerman Officer (uncredited)Dennis CarnellPrivate (uncredited)Jack CarterGerman Officer (uncredited)Alf CashaParty Guest (uncredited)Edward CastIntelligence Officer (uncredited)Cyril ChamberlainBit Part (uncredited)Tom CleggGerman Soldier (uncredited)Mike ConnerGerman Soldier (uncredited)Jack CooperGerman Soldier (uncredited)Campbell CottsOfficer at Lecture (uncredited)Dan CresseyParty Guest (uncredited)Bill CummingsGerman Soldier (uncredited)Robert DeanNaval Commander (uncredited)Basil DignamCol. Martin (uncredited)Steve DonahueGerman Soldier (uncredited)Edgar DriverNobby (uncredited)Vince EdwardsGerman Officer (uncredited)E.V.H. EmmettNarrator (uncredited) (voice)Eynon EvansTicket Collector (uncredited)Gerald FoxFace Ache (uncredited)Irlin HallNAAFI Girl (uncredited)John HarveyRAF Officer at Headquarters (uncredited)Frank HawkinsDrill Sergeant (uncredited)Derek HolmesPrivate (uncredited)Glyn HoustonCorporal on Sick Call (uncredited)John HowardPrivate (uncredited)Frederick JaegerGerman Sentry (uncredited)Philip JohnsPrivate (uncredited)Lloyd LambleOfficer at Medical Hearing (uncredited)Ludwik LawinskiGeneral von Lembeck (uncredited)Christopher LeeMajor Schultz (uncredited)George LeechGerman Soldier (uncredited)David LodgeLance Corporal Parsons (uncredited)Fred MachonStoreman (uncredited)Alec MangoPhilip at artist's party (uncredited)Alec McCowen2nd Medical Orderly (uncredited)Jack McNaughtonMedical Orderly (uncredited)Jimmy MillarBand Member (uncredited)Julia NelsonATS Sergeant (uncredited)Fred NicholasOfficer in Restaurant (uncredited)Wally PatchBarman (uncredited)Joe PhelpsSergeant (uncredited)Roy PurcellColonel at Checkpoint (uncredited)Charles RayfordFake German Soldier (uncredited)Bill RaymentBarman (uncredited)Llewellyn Rees2nd Art Expert (uncredited)Trevor ReidAdjutant (uncredited)Harold SandersonPrivate (uncredited)Ian SelbyParty Guest (uncredited)Jeff SilkPrivate (uncredited)Miles SilvertonArmy Officer (uncredited)Patricia SomersetATS Clerk (uncredited)Guy StandevenSoldier (uncredited)Peter StephensMajor Lench (uncredited)Marianne StoneMiss Sugden (uncredited)James UreGerman Cyclist (uncredited)Joe WadhamGerman Soldier (uncredited)Michael WardSidney (uncredited)Lockwood WestDetective (uncredited)Patrick WestwoodGreen - Driver (uncredited)Peter WilliamsOfficer at Selection Board (uncredited)Ian WilsonParty Guest (uncredited)Mickey WoodJudo Instructor (uncredited)Victor WoodCO at Holding Depot (uncredited)Karel StepanekGerman Officer (uncredited)