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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 Feb 24, 2021
3/5
...a faithful record of a play which was something of a time-capsule, and has some merit as a historical document... Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jul 16, 2005
2/5
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Dec 9, 2018 British satire with witty songs and an uneven story. See more Oct 16, 2009 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. See more Aug 7, 2009 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. See more Jun 26, 2009 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 See more Jun 25, 2009 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. See more Aug 9, 2008 The cover said it was comedy, but I liked it as a drama. Brings tears to my eyes. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

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
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