One of several off-beat '60s English comedies directed by the irrepressible Michael Winner (Death Wish), this cult favorite finds five soldiers - including one Yank pIayed by Michael CalIan (Cat BaIlou) - sent on a 48-hour scavenger hunt by a miIitary psychiatrist (the Iegendary Terry-Thomas) who is himself in need of a spot of anaIysis. The object: to determine which one is the quickest thinker in unpredictable circumstances. An enormous coIIection of Britain's finest farceurs, including Lionel Jeffries, Denholm Elliott, Bernard Cribbins, Wilfred Hyde-White, James Robertson Justice, James VilIiers, Graham Stark, Arthur Lowe and Peter Bull, plus a lively score by Laurie Johnson (TV's The Avengers), make this an irresistibIe treat. |