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Privates on Parade

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A fey British army captain (John Cleese) recruits fellows for drag song-and-dance shows in post-World War II Singapore.

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Eddie Harrison film-authority.com ...a faithful record of a play which was something of a time-capsule, and has some merit as a historical document... Rated: 3/5 Feb 24, 2021 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Jul 16, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member British satire with witty songs and an uneven story. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Privates on Parade is a little bit of an oddball. It seems to expend all its energy in the first hour before settling for mediocrity in the final stretch. There isnt much of a story to be fair and if it wasnt for Dennis Quigley's inspired turn it would have all been rather flat from the start. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Curious mix of the tragedy of war, bawdy comedy, drag shows and communist rebels, set in southeast Asia. On the whole it doesn't quite work, but I admire the effort. Good performances. It just pulls the viewer in too many directions, and often abruptly. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member wow umn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch...its got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie...i think that john cleese, simon jones, michael elphick, patrick pearson, dennis quilley play good roles/parts throughout this movie....i think that the director of this action/adventure/drama/comedy movie had done a great job of directing this movie because you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie...its a great movie 2 watch with a good cast thorughout this movie n its a really enjoyable movie 2 watch Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member It's hard to tell if this is supposed to be a comedy about or just a quirky character study from post-war Malaysia as there is little to laugh about. The actual story is terrible too, not enough to make a song and dance about. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member The cover said it was comedy, but I liked it as a drama. Brings tears to my eyes. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A fey British army captain (John Cleese) recruits fellows for drag song-and-dance shows in post-World War II Singapore.
Director
Michael Blakemore
Producer
Simon Relph
Screenwriter
Peter Nichols
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 47m