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The Way Ahead

Turkish title: İleri - Ölmek Var, Dönmek Yok

“From Workers — To Warriors”

1944 · 1 h 31 min
Directed by Carol Reed · UK · British Cinema
DramaWar

Cast

David Niven

Credits

Written by: Eric Ambler

Plot

A group of civilians is trained and sent into combat.

Sinekatalog’s take

Carol Reed's wartime drama follows a group of British civilians trained and shaped into soldiers, with David Niven as their officer. Warm, honest and well written, it is a classic of British wartime morale cinema.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.9 / 10 (2,554 votes)
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