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"The metamorphosis of a cross-section group of Britons from squabbling individuals into a top fighting unit in the final phase of the African campaign against Rommel."
"The metamorphosis of a cross-section group of Britons from squabbling individuals into a top fighting unit in the final phase of the African campaign against Rommel."@en
"A bunch of individuals from different class backgrounds is gradually transformed into a disciplined fighting unit. The film episodically spans the years 1939-43: the period of training, an effectively staged escape from a torpedoed transport at sea and action in the North African Campaign. The script was commissioned by the army to encourage enlistment and reference to so-called documentary aspects in most histories of British cinema obscure its skilfully realised propagandist intention of promoting a new mood of optimism in Britain. It is one of the best examples of understatement for persuasive purposes."@en
"A bunch of individuals from different class backgrounds is gradually transformed into a disciplined fighting unit. The film episodically spans the years 1939-43: the period of training, an effectively staged escape from a torpedoed transport at sea and action in the North African Campaign. The script was commissioned by the army to encourage enlistment and reference to so-called documentary aspects in most histories of British cinema obscure its skilfully realised propagandist intention of promoting a new mood of optimism in Britain. It is one of the best examples of understatement for persuasive purposes."
"Tells the story of the transformation of a group of Britons from squabbling individuals into a top fighting unit in the final phase of the African campaign against Rommel."
"Originally intended as a training film and script commissioned by the army to encourage enlistment. Adventures of a platoon of raw recruits, the film episodically spans the years 1939-43: the period of training, an effectively staged escape from a torpedoed transport at sea and action in the North African campaign."@en
"A mismatched collection of conscripted civilians find training tough under Sergeant Jim Perry (David Niven) and Sergeant Ned Fletcher when they are called to replace an infantry battalion that has suffered casualties at Dunkirk."@en

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"Fiction films"
"fiction d'aventures (fiction)"
"Drama"@en
"Drama"
"Adaptation"@en
"fiction"
"British films"@en
"Features"@en
"Feature films"@en
"Feature films"
"War films"@en
"War films"

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"The way ahead"
"The way ahead"@en
"The Way Ahead"
"Immortal battalion"@en
"The Way ahead"@en

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