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1972

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Set in London in 1940 the story follows the life of aspiring musician Terence 'Spike' Milligan as he reluctantly joins the Royal Artillery when he is 'called-up' and Spike and friends get involved in many scrapes. Based on the war memoirs of real-life Spike Milligan. Read more

Starring	Jim Dale, Arthur Lowe, Bill Maynard, Tony Selby
Director	Norman Cohen
Genres	Comedy, Documentary, Drama

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Adolf Hitler - My Part In His Downfall

Starring	Jim Dale, Arthur Lowe, Bill Maynard, Tony Selby, Geoffrey Hughes, Spike Milligan, Pat Coombs
Director	Norman Cohen
Studio	20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Certificate
Genres	Comedy, Documentary, Drama
Language	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 1972 To Rent: DVD: 16 Oct 2006

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- A clever scripting job by Johnny Byrne, some enjoyable acting, and a very real evocation of what it must have been like... read more on Time Out
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  Carry On?
  
  Sadly I think an opportunity was missed to make a great film and not a bit of a slapstick almost carry on esque type of movie. It doesn't quite adhere to ... read more »
  
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  Nothing for Hitler to worry about
  
  Spike's original book is a hoot; but this adaptation, while it raises a chuckle from time to time, doesn't do it justice at all. Of course, when this ... read more »
  
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  What a pity
  
  I was expecting this to be serious with heavy dose of humour, instead you get a rather silly film with a few lame jokes thrown
  
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  Pants
  
  This film is utter pants. Makes Spike Milligan out to be possibly the most annoying person to ever have lived. They might as well have called this film Carry On... read more »
  
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- 09 Nov 2011
Kirsten Dunst is still defending her Melancholia director Lars Von Trier after his comments about Nazi leader Adolf Hitler prompted Cannes Film Festival organisers to ban him from the event for life. The actress was sitting beside the Scandinavian moviemaker at a Cannes press conference in France when he stunned reporters by rambling on about his German heritage and declaring he could "understand" Hitler. Von Trier was subsequently kicked out of Cannes and all launch events surrounding his new Read more
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  Set in London in 1940 the story follows the life of aspiring musician Terence 'Spike' Milligan as he reluctantly joins the Royal Artillery when he is 'called-up' and Spike and friends get involved in many scrapes. Based on the war memoirs of real-life Spike Milligan....