Privates on Parade (film)
Privates on Parade is a 1982 film adaptation of the Peter Nichols play of the same name about a fictional – and mostly gay – military entertainment group, the "Song and Dance Unit, Southeast Asia" assembled to entertain the troops in the Malayan jungle during the Malayan Emergency.[2]
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Directed by | Michael Blakemore |
Written by | Peter Nichols (play) |
Starring | John Cleese David Bamber Denis Quilley Bruce Payne |
Music by | Denis King |
Cinematography | Ian Wilson |
Edited by | Jim Clark |
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Distributed by | Orion Pictures |
Release date | 18 March 1983 |
Running time | 100 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Budget | under £2 million[1] |
Cast and characters
- John Cleese – Maj. Giles Flack
- Denis Quilley – Capt. Terri Dennis
- Nicola Pagett – Sylvia Morgan
- Patrick Pearson – Sgt. Steven Flowers
- Michael Elphick – Sgt. Maj. Reg Drummond
- David Bamber – Sgt. Charles Bishop
- Tim Barlow – Commanding Officer
- Ishaq Bux – Sikh Doorman
- Steve Dixon – Drummer
- David Griffin – Infantry Officer in the Bush
- Peter Hutchinson – Trumpet Player
- Jasper Jacob – Bass Player
- Simon Jones – Sgt. Eric Young-Love
- Brigitte Kahn – Mrs. Reg Drummond
- Robin Langford – Electrician
- Joe Melia – Sgt. Len Bonny
- William Parker – Armed Escort
- Bruce Payne – Flight Sgt. Kevin Cartwright
- Neil Pearson – Band Pianist
- John Quayle – Capt. Henry Cox
- Julian Sands – Sailor
- John Standing – Capt. Sholto Savory
- Philip Tan – Lee
- Vincent Wong – Cheng
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References
- Robert Sellers, Always Look on the Bright Side of Life: The Inside Story of HandMade Films, Metro 2003, pp. 121–131
- Sandra Brennan (2009). "Privates on Parade". All Movie Guide. Retrieved 16 February 2009.
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