Private Potter

1963
1h 29m

IMDb RATING

5.9/10

160

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Drama War

A military mission is interrupted when a soldier claims that God had appeared to him in a transcendental vision.A military mission is interrupted when a soldier claims that God had appeared to him in a transcendental vision.A military mission is interrupted when a soldier claims that God had appeared to him in a transcendental vision.

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IMDb RATING

5.9/10

160

YOUR RATING

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Trivia
Previously transmitted as an ITV playhouse in 1961 with the same director, Sir Tom Courtenay, Jeremy Geidt, Brewster Mason, Eric Thompson, and Ralph Michael all playing the same roles they played in this movie.

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Featured in Casper och den förbjudna filmen (2009)

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8/10

A film of its time

A rare film set in the Cyprus Emergency with some excellent character acting. Sensitive acting by Tom Courtney but also those playing the crusties.

Note that National Service had just ended. The swinging sixties had not yet begun.

Eric Thompson who plays the adjutant went on to write and narrate the magic roundabout.

If you liked this for its take on the moral dilemmas of soldiering you could try "Tunes of Glory" although that is in colour and set in Scotland starring Alec Guiness. Another gem in my view is "Guns at Batasi" starring Richard Atteborough.