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ComédieAnnée1983Durée1h 47mIMDb4.8

Privates on Parade

ComédieDrameWar

The members of S.A.D.U.S.E.A. (Song and Dance Unit South East Asia) fall in and out of love while trying to dodge Malayan Communist bullets in the late 1940s. Not only that, they have to contend with Bible bashing Major Giles Flack (John Cleese), who creates far more danger than any of the jungle inhabitants. Only gay Acting Captain Terri Dennis (Denis Quilley) seems to be capable of coping with him, but even he isn't aware of the cowardly Sergeant Major Reg Drummond (Michael Elphick) selling arms to the natives.

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Bande-annonce

Casting

MB

Michael Blakemore

Director

Patrick Pearson

Sergeant Steven Flowers

Michael Elphick

Sergeant Major Reg Drummond

Joe Melia

Sergeant Len Bonny

John Standing

Captain Sholto Savory

Nicola Pagett

Acting Lieutenant Sylvia Morgan

Simon Jones

Sergeant Eric Young-Love

David Bamber

Sergeant Charles Bishop

Bruce Payne

Flight Sergeant Kevin Cartwright

Robin Langford

Electrician

Denis Quilley

Acting Captain Terri Dennis

Neil Pearson

Pianist

Steve Dixon

Drummer

JJ

Jasper Jacob

Bass Player

LP

Leonard Preston

Trombonist

PH

Peter Hutchinson

Trumpet Player

NP

Neil Phillips

Woodwind

John Cleese

Major Giles Flack

VW

Vincent Wong

Cheng

Peter Nichols

Writer

Commentaires

8 commentaires

MandemMay 29, 2023

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Hardik ShąrmàNov 16, 2022

Privates on Parade

AhmedzidanNov 16, 2022

A bad film. It can't seem to decide whether it wants to be a goofy comedy about flamboyantly gay showtune performers or a tragic and realistic war movie. Any attempts on its part to be both at the same time are unsuccessful, in my opinion. Big fans of John Cleese might be tempted to watch this movie thinking that Cleese is enjoyable to watch whatever he's in, but he really has nothing to work with in this material. He plays it very straight (in more ways than one) and the filmmakers don't even manage to squeak much humor out of this contrast with the other members of the performing troupe. Skip this film.

RHONKEFELLANov 16, 2022

This has to be watched - John Cleese is priceless as the idiot commanding officer. In interview he once quoted an officer who congratulated him for being tall and I suspect this character was based on his army experience. The story goes from really funny to heartrending - The closing scene with Cleese is priceless. Must watch.

DJ 🎧WamiNov 16, 2022

I have seen this film about 4 or 5 times now and it gets better each time I see it. The acting is better than superb, and the plot line is well told. The colour and just the good fun of the film is a joy. When you think of the difficultly of what these "boys" had to do you must wonder in orr at how good they were. To say that this film is a gay film is just silly, everyone can enjoy it. You get a feel for all the people and when the action gets going (and you will know what I mean when you see the film) it is quiet a shock to the sytem. British flaking at its very best. I could watch this film many times and never get fed up with it.

Kim DomingoNov 16, 2022

The main problem with this movie is the over-dominating personality of John Cleese, doing his authoritarian idiot stuff as he did in Fawlty Towers and earlier in Monty Python. Trouble is, in the context of a 1940s Army entertainment unit, this characterisation is just not right. A similar scenario could be seen a decade or so earlier in TV show 'It Ain't Half Hot Mum', with Windsor Davies in what is approximately the Cleese role here. Very different and much more effective. 'Privates' does however have other compensations - good within the cast are Michael Elphick, Simon Jones, Joe Melia, David Bamber, and Nicola Pagett. Best of all is the much-missed Denis Quilley as Terri, that painted captain cavorting about and by far the funniest thing on screen.

MbongoNov 16, 2022

Like "M*A*S*H" and "Good Morning, Vietnam", "Privates on Parade" shows soldiers making the best of their wartime service. In this case, a gay British platoon in 1940s Malaya messes with the rules while under orders to fight Communist insurgents. John Cleese plays their very heterosexual, very militaristic commander. In some ways, the whole movie seems like an excuse for a series of flamboyant skits, but you shouldn't find them boring. As it is a war movie, there are of course some rather disturbing scenes of battles, but the zany skits overshadow that. If only wars involved more of this! Oh, and since this is a John Cleese movie, prudish people (or anyone who does not wish to hear Jesus' name used "in vain") should avoid this movie at all costs.

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