The Way Ahead

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DVD Details

  • Rated: Not Rated
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 55 minutes
  • Video: Black & White
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: July 17, 2012
  • Originally Released: 1944
  • Label: VCI Video

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User Ratings: 496
Rating: B- -- A rousing flag-waving war drama about the British Army, that was shot during the war and grew out of being a training film. Full Review
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Aug 10, 2011
Direction by Carol Reed is competent, and undoubtedly accounts for the underlying genuineness of the picture as a semi-documentary. Full Review
Variety
Mar 26, 2009
Rating: 7/10 -- Carol Reed directed this 1944 war film from a script by Eric Ambler and Peter Ustinov. Full Review
Movie Metropolis
Jul 26, 2012
Rating: 4/5 -- A warm and touching tribute to the British Army infantryman. Full Review
New York Times
Mar 25, 2006
Despite a framework which stresses regimental traditions and military valour, the film's celebration of the ordinary man as soldier leaves a residue of radicalism. Full Review
Time Out
Jan 26, 2006
From a thorough, thoughtful and lively script by Eric Ambler and Peter Ustinov, this is an outstanding piece of film-making from the viewpoint of production, direction, camera-work and acting. Full Review
Monthly Film Bulletin
Feb 13, 2018
Captain Reed directs his superb cast headed by Colonel Niven in a film of humour and integrity. Full Review
Film4
May 24, 2003

Product Description:

Boasting a script by Eric Ambler and Peter Ustinov, THE WAY AHEAD is a rousing version of a familiar WWII genre: An officer must hammer a small group of disparate characters into an effective fighting unit as quickly as possible. David Niven stars as tough-minded Lieutenant Jim Perry, putting a reluctant and sometimes comically inept group of raw recruits through fantastically realistic basic-training exercises. When the troops hit the beaches of North Africa, they finally begin to understand the purpose behind their training.

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  • Sales Rank: 32,598
  • UPC: 089859867026
  • Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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