David Niven, Raymond Huntley, William Hartnell, Stanley Holloway, James Donald

The film is concerned with the training of a bunch of raw recruits into a capable and efficient fighting regiment. Niven stars as Jim Perry, a lieutenant and former ordinary guy who finds that he must...( read more  read more... ) learn to take a tough line in order to make his wildly diverse crew come together and understand the importance both of the war and of their place in it. Although it takes time and constant effort on the part of Perry and his sergeant, the eight men eventually overcome their different backgrounds and feelings, and transform themselves into a unit which performs its tasks with admirable skill and dexterity, preparing them for their battle against the Desert Fox in Africa. Told in a semi-documentary style, Battalion also features the screen debut of Trevor Howard.

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Unrated, 1 hr. 31 min.

Directed by: Carol Reed

Release Date: January 1, 1944

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  • August 4, 2009
    as i'm not too familiar with the actors of this period except for slightly with david niven i feel i can't comment on them too much. i noticed the chap who plays the undertaker in dads army was in it. the film itself was a bit of a character study of each of the D.O.G.S. and abou...( read more)t the build up to them seeing some action. well thought out and well executed. also much better than one of the later carol reed films "our man in havana" which i've seen
  • July 24, 2009
    An interesting film about the war shot during the war but only for those really into the subject since it is pretty weak compared to some hidden little gems of WWII desert warfare movies.
  • January 28, 2009
    A most gripping film with humour and shows the grit of the British during WWII
  • July 11, 2008
    nominated for best picture by NBR
  • April 10, 2008
    No sir, I don't like it.

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