6.6
Rebel in the Rye
2017
“From Workers — To Warriors”
The Way Ahead (1944)
June 9, 19441h 55mEN
6.5
39 votes
Overview
A mismatched collection of conscripted civilians find training tough under Lieutenant Jim Perry and Sergeant Ned Fletcher when they are called up to replace an infantry battalion that had suffered casualties at Dunkirk.
Director
Carol ReedWriters
Where to Watch
Streaming availability for India
Free
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Status
Released
Original Language
German
Budget
N/A
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies
Two Cities Films
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7.0David Niven heads the cast in this engagingly quirky tale that amusingly and poignantly depicts just how the British Army managed to fight during WWII. He is the officer in charge of a collection of men of all ages and from many different backgrounds as they are slowly, but surely, coaxed, cajoled and bullied into a fighting unit that has cohesion, loyalty and friendship. Their training regime would test the best of us, and is carried out with a decent smattering of whinging and groaning, but also with strong senses of humour and of purpose before they are eventually deployed overseas and meet…
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