Dads Army (1971)

Movie: Dads Army (1971)

  • Director: Norman Cohen
  • Release Date: September 1971 (USA)
  • Writers: Jimmy Perry (idea) Jimmy Perry (screenplay) …  
  • Run Time: 95 min
  • Country: UK
  • Genre: Comedy , War  

Tagline: At last! Their epic story invades the Big Screen!

Trivia: Arthur Lowe had a clause written into his contract which stated that he would never appear without his trousers on. This is why Sgt. Wilson is leading the platoon during the platoon’s changeover march (when the platoon change from civvies to uniform via their long-johns) instead of Captain Mainwaring. (Incidentally, this is also the reason why Jones gets the grenade down the trousers in the U Boat crew episode – it was originally going to be Captain Mainwaring).
 

Goofs: Revealing mistakes: When Mainwaring lines up the shotgun shells at the street barricade, the close-up reveals that the primers are all indented indicating the shells have already been fired.
 

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