"An inept British WWII commander leads his troops to a series of misadventures in North Africa and Europe."
Michael Crawford
as Goodbody
John Lennon
as Gripweed
Roy Kinnear
as Clapper
Lee Montague
as Transom
Jack MacGowran
as Juniper
Michael Hordern
as Grapple
Jack Hedley
as Melancholy Musketeer
Ronald Lacey
as Spool
James Cossins
as Drogue
Ewan Hooper
as Dooley
Karl Michael Vogler
as Odlebog
Alexander Knox
as American General
Robert Hardy
as British General
Sheila Hancock
as Mrs. Clapper's Friend
Mick Dillon
as 1st Replacement
Kenneth Colley
as 2nd Replacement
Charles Dyer
as Happy Trousered Man
Dandy Nichols
as 1st Old Lady
Gretchen Franklin
as 2nd Old Lady
Richard Pearson
as Old Man at Alamein
Norman Chappell
as Henry Bridgehouse, soldier at Alamein
Jack May
as Toby
Bryan Pringle
as Reporter
Peter Graves
as Staff Officer
Paul Daneman
as Skipper
Bill Dysart
as Paratrooper
Pauline Taylor
as Woman in Desert
John Ronane
as Operator
Fanny Carby
as Mrs Clapper
John Junkin
as Large Child
John Trenaman
as Driver
Norman Mitchell
as Butcher
Richard Lester
Director
Gerry Humphreys
Sound Mixer
Freddie Cooper
Camera Operator
Ken Thorne
Conductor
Philip Harrison
Art Direction
Alan Pattillo
Sound Editor
José López Rodero
Assistant Director
John Stoll
Original Music Composer
Don Challis
Dinah Greet
Costume Designer
Phyllis Crocker
Continuity
Eddie Fowlie
Special Effects
Hubert Fröhlich
Unit Manager
James Liggat
Casting
Les Hammond
Charles Wood
Screenplay
David Watkin
Director of Photography
John Victor-Smith
Editor
Patrick Ryan
Novel
Denis O'Dell
Associate Producer
Producer