- The Way Ahead
Infobox Film
name = The Way Ahead
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director =Carol Reed
producer = John Sutro
Norman Walker
writer =Eric Ambler Peter Ustinov
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starring =David Niven Raymond Huntley William Hartnell
music =William Alwyn
cinematography = Guy Green
editing = Fergus McDonell
distributor = GFD
released = 1944
runtime = 115 min. / 91 min. (USA)
country =U.K.
language = English
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amg_id = 1:153247
imdb_id = 0037449"The Way Ahead" is a British
Second World War drama released in1944 . It starsDavid Niven andStanley Holloway and follows a group of civilians who are conscripted into theBritish Army to fight inNorth Africa . In the U.S., an edited version was released as "The Immortal Battalion".The film was written by
Eric Ambler andPeter Ustinov and directed byCarol Reed . The three had originally produced the1943 training film "The New Lot ", which was produced for theArmy Kinematograph Service . "The Way Ahead" was an expanded remake of their earlier film, this time intended for a commercial audience. The two films featured some of the same actors, includingJohn Laurie ,Raymond Huntley andPeter Ustinov . The earlier film also featuredRobert Donat in a cameo.External links
*imdb title|0037449|The Way Ahead
*amg title|id=1:153247|title=The Way Ahead
*" [http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/460745/index.html The Way Ahead] " atscreenonline
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