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Privates on Parade (1983) [R]

Release Date:
March 18, 1983

Original Title:
Privates on Parade

Genres:
Comedy | Drama | Music | War

Production Companies:
Handmade Films

Production Countries:
United Kingdom

Ratings / Certifications:
GB: 15  US: R 

Runtime: 113

Malaysia, 1947. Some fought. Some danced.

Overview from TheMovieDB

It is 1947, the year of the communist rebellion in Malaya and the British army's SADUSEA (Song And Dance Unit South East Asia) are called to the Malayan Jungle to entertain the troops. The eccentric, bible-bashing Major Giles Flack (John Cleese) is in command of the unit. Flack is accompanied by an ageing, theatrical drama queen, Terri Dennis (Denis Quilley) who hopes to entertain the troops with his flamboyant impressions, but the bored troops find other ways to enjoy themselves.

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Production

Art Department Trainee:
Vanessa Clegg

Art Direction:
Michael White
Andrew Sanders

Assistant Accountant:
Derrick Norwood

Assistant Art Director:
Peter Childs

Assistant Costume Designer:
Jane Bond

Assistant Director:
Jake Wright

Assistant Editor:
Lewis Muslin
Bryan Oates

Best Boy Electric:
Kevin Day

Boom Operator:
Keith Batten

Camera Operator:
Roddy Barron

Camera Trainee:
Allan Della-Valle

Casting Director:
Noel Davis

Choreographer:
Gillian Gregory

Cinematography:
Ian Wilson

Clapper Loader:
Sue Gibson

Conductor:
Denis King

Construction Manager:
Jack Carter

Costume Designer:
Luciana Arrighi

Director:
Michael Blakemore

Director of Photography:
Ian Wilson

Dressing Prop:
Robert Hill
John Manning

Editor:
Jim Clark

Electrician:
Hank Wilcox
James T. Mack
Alfie Emmins
Paul Cronin

Executive Producer:
George Harrison
Denis O'Brien

Focus Puller:
Mike Miller

Gaffer:
Norman Smith

Grip:
Vic Hammond

Hairdresser:
Joan Carpenter

Location Manager:
Allan James

Lyricist:
Peter Nichols

Makeup Artist:
Elaine Carew
Lindy Shaw

Original Music Composer:
Denis King

Original Story:
Peter Nichols

Producer:
Simon Relph

Production Accountant:
Arthur Tarry

Production Assistant:
Vicki Deason
Vicki Manning

Production Design:
Luciana Arrighi

Production Manager:
Redmond Morris

Production Runner:
Kevin Westley

Property Master:
Phil McDonald

Scenic Artist:
Bob Spencer

Screenplay:
Peter Nichols

Script Supervisor:
Pamela Davies

Second Assistant Director:
Michael Zimbrich

Sound Editor:
Les Wiggins

Sound Engineer:
Taffy Haines

Sound Mixer:
Simon Kaye
Ken Barker

Special Effects:
Peter Hutchinson

Still Photographer:
Clive Coote

Technical Advisor:
John Mollo
Colin Hunt

Third Assistant Director:
Christopher Figg

Title Designer:
Nick Jenkins

Transportation Captain:
Richard Booz

Unit Publicist:
Wendy Tayler

Wardrobe Assistant:
David Whiteing

Wardrobe Master:
Cath Halloran
William Peirce

Wig Designer:
Ray Marston

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