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""There's been some marvelous advances in surgery, thanks to war!""
An inept British WWII commander leads his troops to a series of misadventures in North Africa and Europe.
32 Cast Members
Michael Crawford
Goodbody
John Lennon
Gripweed
Roy Kinnear
Clapper
Lee Montague
Transom
Jack MacGowran
Juniper
Michael Hordern
Grapple
Jack Hedley
Melancholy Musketeer
Ronald Lacey
Spool
James Cossins
Drogue
Ewan Hooper
Dooley
Karl Michael Vogler
Odlebog
Alexander Knox
American General
Robert Hardy
British General
Sheila Hancock
Mrs. Clapper's Friend
Mick Dillon
1st Replacement
Kenneth Colley
2nd Replacement
Charles Dyer
Happy Trousered Man
Dandy Nichols
1st Old Lady
Gretchen Franklin
2nd Old Lady
Richard Pearson
Old Man at Alamein
