Dad's Army
Synopsis
A cinematic remake of the classic British television sitcom 'Dad's Army'.
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- Year
- 2016
- Type of film
- Features
- Running time
- 100 mins
- Director
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Oliver Parker
- Producer
- Damian Jones
- Executive Producer
- Ann Croft, Penny Croft, Christian Eisenbeiss, Hugo Heppell, Miles Ketley, Steve Milne, Jimmy Perry, Josephine Rose
- Editor
- Guy Bensley
- Screenwriter
- Hamish McColl (screenplay), David Croft (original series), Jimmy Perry (original series)
- Director of Photography
- Christopher Ross
- Production Designer
- Simon Bowles
- Principal cast
- Toby Jones, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Bill Nighy, Michael Gambon, Blake Harrison, Mark Gatiss, Bill Paterson, Sarah Lancashire, Daniel Mays, Tom Courenay, Alison Steadman, Annette Crosbie, Ian Lavender
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