Dad's Army (2016 film)
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| Directed by | Oliver Parker |
| Produced by | Damian Jones |
| Screenplay by | Hamish McColl |
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Dad's Army by David Croft and Jimmy Perry |
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| Music by | Charlie Mole |
| Cinematography | Christopher Ross |
| Edited by | Guy Bensley |
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DJ Films
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100 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $12.8 million |
Dad's Army is a 2016 British war comedy film, based on the BBC television sitcom Dad's Army. Directed by Oliver Parker, set in 1944, after the events depicted in the television series. The story sees Catherine Zeta-Jones play an elegant journalist, who is sent to report on the Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard platoon. This is all before MI5 discovers that there is a German spy hiding in the fictional British town.
The production design was by Simon Bowles, and the cinematography by Christopher Ross. The film was released on 5 February 2016 in the United Kingdom by Universal Pictures. DVD and Blu-Ray released in the United Kingdom on 13 June 2016. It received negative reviews from critics.
It is the summer of 1944 and the Invasion of Normandy is coming soon. In Walmington-on-Sea, Captain Mainwaring's Home Guard is suffering from a lack of luck and appreciation, as well as feeling useless. This is until an elegant journalist, Rose Winters (Catherine Zeta-Jones) arrives to cover a report on the platoon's motives and activities. All the men are charmed by her presence, especially Captain Mainwaring and Sergeant Wilson, causing a feud with the townsfolk, especially the platoon's wives. Meanwhile, MI5 have detected a radio signal transmitted from Walmington towards Berlin, believed to be the work of a Nazi spy. MI5's Major Cunningham (Mark Tandy) and Captain Meeks (Andrew Havill) locate Captain Mainwaring and inform him of the enemy presence, stating that "it could be anyone". This news gives the Home Guard a chance to make a real difference in the war. The troop begin to search for the spy, until Rose informs them that it is Sergeant Wilson.
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