The Way Ahead

1944

Action / Drama / War

8
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 100% · 11 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 72% · 500 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.9/10 10 2528 2.5K

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Plot summary

A mismatched collection of conscripted civilians find training tough under Lieutenant Jim Perry and Sergeant Ned Fletcher when they are called up to replace an infantry battalion that had suffered casualties at Dunkirk.

Director

Carol Reed Photo
Carol Reed

Top cast

Jack Watling Photo
Jack Watling as Buster - Marjorie's boyfriend
Peter Ustinov Photo
Peter Ustinov as Rispoli - Cafe Owner
Tessie O'Shea Photo
Tessie O'Shea as Herself - ENSA Entertainer
David Niven Photo
David Niven as Lt. Jim Perry
720p.BLU 1080p.BLU
813.37 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
Approved
Subtitles
24.000 fps
1 hr 31 min
Seeds 2
1.84 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
Approved
Subtitles
24.000 fps
1 hr 31 min
Seeds 5

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by CinemaSerf 7 / 10

David Niven heads the cast in this engagingly

David Niven heads the cast in this engagingly quirky tale that amusingly and poignantly depicts just how the British Army managed to fight during WWII. He is the officer in charge of a collection of men of all ages and from many different backgrounds as they are slowly, but surely, coaxed, cajoled and bullied into a fighting unit that has cohesion, loyalty and friendship. Their training regime would test the best of us, and is carried out with a decent smattering of whinging and groaning, but also with strong senses of humour and of purpose before they are eventually deployed overseas and meet up with bar-owner Peter Ustinov in North Africa as the rout of Rommel's Nazi forces nears it's completion. This has a solid cast - Raymond Huntley, Stanley Holloway, John Laurie, Sam Kidd and Leo Genn to name but a few of the characters who give this much more depth than many of the more propagandist efforts made in the UK (and the USA) during the latter stages of the War. Carol Reed and Eric Ambler have created a great story that showcases perseverance and courage as well as quite a considerable degree of humanity.
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Reviewed by artroraback 7 / 10

Strong cast makes this appealing.

This is a good film that was intended to bolster morale during World War II. The cast is very good and headed by David Niven. This is a story primarily of 8 men of different backgrounds who survive their basic training and end up driving Rommel out of North Africa. The film is primarily about how men develop character when push comes to shove and there isn't a whole lot of action. Good story and worth seeing for the strong cast alone.

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