Dad's Army (1971)
- 1971 film
Feature-length film version of the classic sitcom about the Home Guard unit of a small seaside town. Stars Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, James Beck and more.
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Key details
- Genre
- Film
- Released
- 1971
- Creator
- Jimmy Perry
- Stars
- Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Clive Dunn, John Laurie, James Beck, Arnold Ridley, Ian Lavender, Liz Fraser and more
- Writers
- Jimmy Perry and David Croft
- Director
- Norman Cohen
- Producer
- John R. Sloan
- Companies
Based on the long-running sitcom of the same name, the film version of Dad's Army tells the story of the Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard - a branch of the volunteer army made out of ordinary men who are not part of the regular armed forces.
The platoon are lead by pompous bank manager George Mainwaring (Arthur Lowe), with his chief clerk, Arthur Wilson (John Le Mesurier) as his second-in-command, and local butcher and old warhorse, Jack Jones (Clive Dunn) as third-in-command.
Alongside them are young and naive Private Pike (Ian Lavender), black-market spiv Private Walker (James Beck), pessimistic Scot Private Frazer (John Laurie) and elderly and frail Private Godfrey (Arnold Ridley).
The film follows the platoon from their humble beginnings through their formation and development into a "formidable" fighting unit, trying to take on everything that comes their way - not always successfully!
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Additional details
- Tagline
- At last! Their epic story invades the Big Screen!
- Part of
- UK certificate
- U
- Duration
- 95 minutes
- UK release
- Sunday 4th April 1971
- Produced
- 1970
- UK premiere
- Sunday 14th March 1971, Columbia Cinema, Shaftesbury Avenue
- Distributors
- Also known as
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- Dad's Army: The Movie
- Production
- Location
- Camera set-up
- Single camera
- Picture
- Colour
- Soundtrack
- Music composed and conducted by Wilfred Burns. Who Do You Think You're Kidding, Mr. Hitler written by Jimmy Perry and composed by Jimmy Perry and Derek Taverner.
Website links
Broadcast details
- Most recent repeats
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- Friday 1st March 2024 at 11:00am on Film4
- Friday 23rd February 2024 at 2:50pm on Film4
- Monday 1st January 2024 at 11:10am on 4seven
Recording details
- Shepperton Studios - Studios
- Chobham Common, Cliveden and Seaford - Locations
- Chalfont St. Giles - Walmington-on-Sea town centre (Link)