Soldiers Three (1951)

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Country: USA
Genres: Adventure, Comedy, War
Release: 1951-04-01
Director: Tay Garnett
Writers: Marguerite Roberts , Tom Reed , Malcolm Stuart Boylan , Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936)
Language: English
Stars: Stewart Granger , Walter Pidgeon (1897–1984) , David Niven (I) (1910–1983) , Robert Newton , Cyril Cusack , Greta Gynt , Frank Allenby , Robert Coote , Dan O’Herlihy , Michael Ansara
Runtime: 92 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: La espada bengalí (Mexico) , Soldiers Three , Soldiers Three (India) , I tre soldati (Italy) , Drie soldaten (Belgium) , Três Grandes Amigos (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Trois troupiers (France, French Republic) , Tre raske soldater (Denmark) , Suruttomat veijarit (Finland) , Drei auf Abenteuer (Austria) , Ska ske överste (Sweden) , Trois troupiers (Belgium) , Trei soldati (Romania) , Tres soldados (Spain) , Soldiers Three (United Kingdom) , Três Grandes Amigos (Brazil) , Soldiers Three (United States of America) , Drie soldaten (Netherlands the) , Drei auf Abenteuer , Soldiers Three (Canada) , Drie van de infanterie (Netherlands the) , Oi treis fantaroi (Greece)
Plot: Retired British general Brunswick reminisces about the days when he was a colonel in charge of a British Army battalion fighting against native rebels in colonial India during the late 1800s.His fondest memories are of his second in command officer,captain Pindenny,as well as of his three most unruly and undisciplined soldiers,privates Archibald Ackroyd,Bill Sykes and Dennis Malloy.The three undisciplined privates are colonel Brunswick's best soldiers and also his biggest headaches.They are responsible for most of colonel's gray hairs but also for his most memorable funny moments during their 18 year military career together.When a new battalion commander,colonel Groat,arrives to take charge of the battalion,the retiring colonel Brunswick becomes resentful and unruly himself,just like the three unruly soldiers under his command.Given the traditional mutual dislike between various branches of the armed services it doesn't help that colonel Brunswick and his unit are infantry and the new commanding officer,colonel Groat,together with his escort are cavalry.
IMDB:tt0044059