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Advance to the Rear poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 55.5 / 100
1964·Comedy / War / Western·1h 40m

ADVANCE TO THE REAR

“You've met the Rat Pack... now... meet the Mouse Pack!”

As punishment for their incompetence in battle, disgraced Union soldier Capt. Jared Heath and his apathetic commanding officer, Col. Claude Brackenbury, are reassigned away from the front lines. The hapless Heath and Brackenbury must now lead a ragtag group on a classified mission to protect a transport for the U.S. Treasury. Complicating matters is Martha Lou Williams, a Confederate agent posing as a lady of the evening.

Above the Line
George Marshall·DirectorSamuel A. Peeples·ScreenplayWilliam Bowers·ScreenplayMilton Krasner·Director of PhotographyRandy Sparks·Music
Cast
Glenn Ford·Capt. Jared HeathStella Stevens·Martha Lou WilliamsMelvyn Douglas·Col. Claude BrackenburyJim Backus·Gen. WilloughbyJoan Blondell·Easy JennyAndrew Prine·Pvt. Owen SelousJesse Pearson·Cpl. Silas GearyAlan Hale Jr.·Sgt. Beauregard DavisJames Griffith·Hugo ZattigWhit Bissell·Capt. Queeg
Full Crew
(7 credits)
Directing· 1
George Marshall·Director
Writing· 2
Samuel A. Peeples·ScreenplayWilliam Bowers·Screenplay
Camera· 1
Milton Krasner·Director of Photography
Sound & Music· 1
Randy Sparks·Music
Production· 1
Ted Richmond·Producer
Other Departments· 1
Loren Janes·Stunts
By the Numbers
55.5
OF 100
Master Score
5.9
OF 10
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Worldwide Gross
0
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