A mismatched collection of conscripted civilians find training tough under Lieutenant Jim Perry and Sergeant Ned Fletcher when they are called up to replace an infantry battalion that had suffered casualties at Dunkirk.
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| Directing | Carol Reed | Director |
| Writing | Eric Ambler | Story |
| Writing | Eric Ambler | Screenplay |
| Writing | Peter Ustinov | Screenplay |
| Production | Herbert Smith | Executive Producer |
| Production | John Sutro | Producer |
| Production | Norman Walker | Producer |
| Production | Stanley Haynes | Producer |
| Sound | William Alwyn | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Fergus McDonell | Editor |
| Editing | Clive Donner | Editor |
| Production | Irene Howard | Casting |
| Art | David Rawnsley | Art Direction |
| Crew | Henry Harris | Special Effects |
| Camera | Guy Green | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Frank Bevis | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Bill Warrington | Special Effects |
| Sound | Muir Mathieson | Music Director |
| Camera | Wally Fairweather | Clapper Loader |
| Sound | George Paternoster | Boom Operator |
| Sound | C. C. Stevens | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Desmond Dew | Sound Recordist |
