Based on a true story, Sergeant Peter King of the Army Dental Corps, too old to fight, and Private Leslie Cuthbertson, a trainee dental mechanic in the Corps, are thrown together by their passionate desire to see active service. Armed with just two revolvers and a dozen grenades, King persuades Cuthbertson to join him on a mission to occupied France. In a letter to Winston Churchill, King explains their intention to invade France and fight the Germans. After a number of failed attempts, they finally arrive by boat and stumble across a German radar station. They succeed in blowing up what they believe to be the main Operations Room, but are soon forced to make their escape as the entire compound unexpectedly erupts with gunfire and explosions. After narrow escapes from the Germans and a stray mine in the Channel, the two men are picked up at sea and interrogated as spies. Identified as deserters, they are returned to their barracks to be court-martialed. At the eleventh hour King and …
Release Date: 1 November 2002Runtime: 109 min
Stars:
- Anthony O'Donnell
- Anthony Valentine
- David Ryall
- Derek Jacobi
- James Fleet
- Jason Round
- Julian Glover
- Kenneth Cranham
- Leo Bill
- Nick Miles
- Paul Bayfield
- Phyllida Law
- Richard Sutton
- Rosanna Lavelle
- Tim 'Nobby' Clarke
Director: John Henderson
