Privates on Parade (1983)
Country: GB
Technical: col 113m
Director: Michael Blakemore
Cast: John Cleese, Denis Quilley, Michael Elphick, Nicola Pagett
Synopsis:
A song and dance unit in Malaya in the 1940s entertains the troops who are fighting Communist insurgents, while falling prey to official incompetence and betrayal.
Review:
A curious mix of comedy and sudden, deadly serious incident, this example of HandMade Films' diversification post-Python has memorable turns from Quilley and Pagett, whose Welsh-Hindi accent is to die for.
Country: GB
Technical: col 113m
Director: Michael Blakemore
Cast: John Cleese, Denis Quilley, Michael Elphick, Nicola Pagett
Synopsis:
A song and dance unit in Malaya in the 1940s entertains the troops who are fighting Communist insurgents, while falling prey to official incompetence and betrayal.
Review:
A curious mix of comedy and sudden, deadly serious incident, this example of HandMade Films' diversification post-Python has memorable turns from Quilley and Pagett, whose Welsh-Hindi accent is to die for.
Country: GB
Technical: col 113m
Director: Michael Blakemore
Cast: John Cleese, Denis Quilley, Michael Elphick, Nicola Pagett
Synopsis:
A song and dance unit in Malaya in the 1940s entertains the troops who are fighting Communist insurgents, while falling prey to official incompetence and betrayal.
Review:
A curious mix of comedy and sudden, deadly serious incident, this example of HandMade Films' diversification post-Python has memorable turns from Quilley and Pagett, whose Welsh-Hindi accent is to die for.