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Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall(1973)
Status: Released
Date: 1973-06-12
48%
11 Votes
Time: 1h 42m
Overview:
London, 1940. Aspiring jazz musician and future comedy legend Terence 'Spike' Milligan reluctantly obeys his call-up and joins the Royal Artillery regiment at Bexhill, where he begins training to take part in the War. But along the way Spike and his friends get involved in many amusing — and some not-so amusing — scrapes.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United Kingdom
ProductionCompanies:
Associated London Films
Movie: Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall
Top 10 Billed Cast
Jim Dale
Spike Milligan
Arthur Lowe
Maj. Drysdale
Bill Maynard
Sgt. Ellis
Tony Selby
Bill
Geoffrey Hughes
Larry
Spike Milligan
Leo Milligan
Pat Coombs
Mrs. Milligan
Windsor Davies
Sgt. MacKay
Jim Norton
Pongo
John Forgeham
Wlly
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London, 1940. Aspiring jazz musician and future comedy legend Terence 'Spike' Milligan reluctantly obeys his call-up and joins the Royal Artillery regiment at Bexhill, where he begins training to take part in the War. But along the way Spike and his friends get involved in many amusing — and some not-so amusing — scrapes.
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1973-06-12
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