Advance to The Rear

– Slapstick rules in this 1964 Civil War comedy about miltary misfits and their incompetent commanders..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.90 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 40 Minutes
Release Year:
1964
Original Name:
Advance To The Rear
Advance to the Rear (1964) - Also known as Advance To The Rear

Slapstick rules in this 1964 Civil War comedy about miltary misfits and their incompetent commanders. Directed by George Marshall, and starring Glenn Ford, Stella Stevens, Melvyn Douglas, Joan Blondell, Jim Backus, Andrew Prine, Alan Hale Jr., Jesse Pearson, Michael Pate, James Griffith, Preston Foster, Yvonne Craig and the ever ubiquitous Whit Bissell.

Producing Country:
USA
Genre:

Advance to the Rear (1964) - Trailer

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
Approved

Director:

George Marshall

Writer:

Samuel A. Peeples (screen play), William Bowers (screen play), Jack Schaefer (story), William Chamberlain (novel)

Main Actors:

Glenn Ford, Stella Stevens, Melvyn Douglas, Jim Backus

Plot:

A Union army outfit of misfits and rejects is sent to the Western territory. Southern spies try to figure out what they're up to.

Production:

Warner Home Video

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.9/10