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      Which Way to the Front?

      G 1971 1h 36m Comedy List
      Reviews 24% 100+ Ratings Audience Score A 4-F billionaire (Jerry Lewis) and his odd squad go to Italy in his yacht and capture a Nazi general. Read More Read Less

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      Tag Gallagher MUBI Not only is it a tremendously funny film, it is amiable and pleasurable as well. Jan 25, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member Perhaps the worst Jerry Lewis movie made. It's possible the day the clown cried is worse but since it's never been released this could be the worst. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member Jerry Lewis shouts his way through this comedy which has its moments, but too few of them. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member Great movie for those that like classic humor. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Audience Member Not the most funny, but still a nice and often lost film. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Now THIS is amusing! Most critics, if not all, did not appreciate this film. Doesn't matter. Few things make me laugh anymore, but this film did more than once. Off beat humor to be sure, rather slow paced as well, but this film is to me a series of skits connected together. Comic legend Jerry Lewis does some pretty original stuff in this one. SEE the entire film here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PGW6l-puU4 Tends to be too long however and the premise is crazy. On finding out he is rejected from serving in WWII, Lewis the billionaire decides to make his own army. Of course, the Germans are made to look stupid as our band of merrymen make their way to the front. Many of the sets are in studio. Like the one on a yacht that's supposed to be on the high seas speeding toward Europe. There are no waves, no water, nothing to tell you the crew is on water at all. This is not Lewis's finest hour, but still I found much of the film entertaining and clever and intentionally stupid. Lewis uses his usual group of actors seen in many of his films. REVIEWS: 100% One Jerry Lewis' funnier movies. Sure it may be dated and somewhat offensive but so what. 20% 26/100. Terribly unfunny, to the point of being offensive. This is one of Jerry Lewis' worst films, and considering how many bad movies he has made,... 10% The film received a "BOMB" rating in Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide. [img]http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/6PGW6l-puU4/mqdefault.jpg[/img] A lot of B actors in this one, like the one seated NOTES: 1 Which Way to the Front? is a 1970 film starring Jerry Lewis. It would be Lewis' last released film for eleven years, until 1981's Hardly Working. 2 All-Star Los Angeles Dodgers Centerfielder Willie Davis appeared as Lincoln, Brendan's driver. [img]http://technicolouryawn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/WHICH-WAY-TO-THE-FRONT-VDI-300x201.jpg[/img] newspaper promotion Directed by Jerry Lewis Produced by Jerry Lewis Written by Gerald Gardner Dee Caruso Starring Jerry Lewis Jan Murray Willie Davis Joe Besser Kathleen Freeman Paul Winchell Sidney Miller Distributed by Warner Bros. Release date(s) July 1970 Running time 96 minutes English [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1f/Whichwaytothefront.jpg/220px-Whichwaytothefront.jpg[/img] Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Super silly Jerry Lewis movie that has you rolling your eyes instead of rolling in the aisles. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis A 4-F billionaire (Jerry Lewis) and his odd squad go to Italy in his yacht and capture a Nazi general.
      Director
      Jerry Lewis
      Producer
      Joe E. Stabile
      Screenwriter
      Gerald Gardner, Dee Caruso
      Production Co
      Jerry Lewis Productions
      Rating
      G
      Genre
      Comedy
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (DVD)
      Jul 23, 2010
      Runtime
      1h 36m