| Privates on Parade | |
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| Directed by | Michael Blakemore |
| Written by | Peter Nichols (play) |
| Starring | John Cleese David Bamber Denis Quilley Bruce Payne |
| Cinematography | Ian Wilson |
| Edited by | Jim Clark |
| Music by | Denis King |
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| Distributed by | Orion Pictures |
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Running time | 113 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | under £2 million[1] |
Privates on Parade is a 1983 film adaptation of thePeter Nicholsplay of the same name about a fictional – and mostly gay – military entertainment group, the "Song and Dance Unit South East Asia (SADUSEA)" assembled to entertain the troops in the Malayan jungle during theMalayan Emergency.[2]
One critic stated thatPrivates on Parade was 'better suited to the theatre'.[3] Derek Winnert stated that 'there are some good jokes and songs, butPrivates on Parade is sometimes a bit dodgy and dated, and the lurch into serious drama at the end works no better on film than it did on stage'.[4]Vincent Canby described the film as 'fine, witty, extremely self-assured [and] something seldom seen in movies-a melodramatic farce that comes complete with songs, dances, lewd jokes, sudden death, teary sentiment and smashing performances'.[5]
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