Rent Two Men Went to War (2002)
3.5 of 5 from 59 ratings
1h 44min
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- Synopsis:
- This comedy drama is the true story of two Army dentists Sergeant Peter King (Kenneth Cranham) and Private Leslie Cuthbertson (Leo Bill) who, in 1942, stole a bag of hand grenades, two revolvers and a set of the best dental equipment that money could buy and went off to invade occupied France on their own – without permission!
- Actors:
- Kenneth Cranham, Leo Bill, Derek Jacobi, Rosanna Lavelle, Phyllida Law, James Fleet, Julian Glover, Anthony Valentine, David Ryall, Richard Sutton, Anthony O'Donnell, Paul Bayfield, Jason Round, Tim 'Nobby' Clarke, Nick Miles, Brian Bosley, Dickon Tolson, Nick Hussey, Nathan Stevenson, Tim McMullan
- Directors:
- John Henderson
- Writers:
- Richard Everett, Raymond Foxall
- Studio:
- Guerilla Films
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Comedy, Drama
- Collections:
- British WWII Films: The Home Front and Europe, Historical British Prime Ministers On Screen
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Reviews (1) of Two Men Went to War
A really enjoyable and funny, original Britsh wartime film from 2002 - Two Men Went to War review by PV
This film is fun and made me laugh several times. I suspect it was a made-for-BBC2 TV film from 2002, but am not sure.
The plot is interesting and well-structured, with a couple of nice twists (though how much of it is really a true story as portrayed is moot).
The acting great with loads of British character actors.
It's funny, typically British - with the little 'loser' man taking on the world - and very original.
I could watch this again now. Far better than most Hollywood war films.
Only one thing ruins this film for me - the ending. Sadly, it conforms to Hollywood type there. So only 4 stars (it would have been 5 without that).
Earlier in the film some great music too: Elgar's Nimrod. Fabulous!
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