Privates on Parade (film)
| Privates on Parade | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Michael Blakemore |
| Written by | Peter Nichols |
| Based on | the stage play by Peter Nichols |
| Produced by | Simon Relph |
| 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 | £1.9 million |
Privates on Parade is a 1983 British black comedy film directed by Michael Blakemore and starring John Cleese, Denis Quilley and Nicola Pagett. It was written by Peter Nichols adapted from his 1977 play 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 the Malayan Emergency.