"Actor: Price"

• Practical Magic | DVD | (19/07/1999) from £7.19   |  Saving you £6.80 (94.58%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Actor Griffin Dunne improves a bit on his first film as a director, Addicted to Love, with this drama-comedy about a family of witches. Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock play spell-casting sisters of different temperaments: the former is a high-living, free-spirited sort, while Bullock's character is a homebody who can't get around a family curse that kills the men in their lives. A widowed single mom, Bullock gets into a jam with an abusive Bulgarian (Goran Visnjic) and is helped out by her sibling, but the result brings a good-looking, warm, inquisitive cop (Aidan Quinn) into their lives. The film has a variety of tonal changes--cute, scary, glum--that Dunne can't always effectively juggle. But the female-centric, celebratory nature of the film (the fantasies, the sharing, the witchy bonds) is infectious, and supporting roles by Dianne Wiest and Stockard Channing as Kidman and Bullock's magical aunts are a lot of fun. --Tom Keogh

• Overboard | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £6.45   |  Saving you £6.54 (101.40%)   |  RRP £12.99

  Real-life couple Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn star in this enjoyable 1987 comedy by Garry Marshall (Pretty Woman) about an imperious heiress (Hawn) who loses her memory after a boating accident and is identified as the wife of a handyman (Russell). Russell's character brings her "home" to his messy house and unruly kids and the laughs follow as the aristocratic Hawn tries fitting in. Marshall delivers the comic goods, the leads are entertaining (Russell needs to do more comedy) and the supporting cast is made up of happily familiar faces, including Roddy McDowall, Edward Herrmann, and Marshall favourite Hector Elizondo in an unbilled bit part. --Tom Keogh

• Miss Marple Box Set: Murder Ahoy / Murder At The Gallup / Murder Most Foul / Murder, She Said | DVD | (02/02/2004) from £8.99   |  Saving you £26.00 (289.21%)   |  RRP £34.99

  Murder Ahoy (1964): Miss Marple investigates the murder of one of her fellow trustees of a fund which rehabilitates young criminals... Murder At The Gallop (1963): The old and wealthy Mr. Enderby dies of a heart attack but the ever suspicious Miss Marple has her doubts... Murder Most Foul (1964): Miss Marple is the only member of a jury who believes that an accused is innocently charged with murder and sets out to uncover the real killer... Murder She Said (1961): While on board one train Jane Marple witnesses a murder on another train. Can she expose the murderer before all the passengers disembark?

• Father Brown Series 9 | DVD | (14/02/2022) from £9.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  It's 1953, and the charming Father Brown (Mark Williams) returns to solve more mysteries in the sleepy Cotswold village of Kembleford. Based on the character created by G.K. Chesterton, the charismatic priest is joined again by Mrs McCarthy (Sorcha Cusack), Inspector Mallory (Jack Deam),Sergeant Goodfellow (John Burton), Sid Carter (Alex Price), and Bunty Windermere (Emer Kenny). In the ninth series the sleuthing priest finds himself in a race against time to unmask a mystery attacker before pernicious newcomer Lord Hawthorne has him hounded out of the parish for good. Elsewhere Sergeant Goodfellow needs Father Brown's ingenuity to solve a fiendish kidnapping. And in the thrilling 100th episode, Lady Felicia's illustrious New Year Masked Ball is marred by a killer in its midst. Could this be the last waltz for Father Brown?

• The Ten Commandments (1956) 4K | Blu Ray | (29/03/2021) from £19.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  THE GREATEST EPIC OF ALL TIME! Throughout film history, Hollywood has produced a number of sweeping epics and generation-defining movies. However, one film Cecil B. DeMille's The Ten Commandments has stood the test of time. Universally recognized among critics as a cinematic masterpiece, this unforgettable motion picture has also been recognized by The American Film Institute as one of the Top Ten epics of all time. From its Oscar®-winning director and revolutionary Oscar®-winning special effects to its memorable music score and all-star cast, The Ten Commandments presents the story of Moses in all of its stunning glory. Starring Charlton Heston,Yul Brynner, Anne Baxter and a who's who of legendary screen talent, the film was nominated for seven Oscars®, including Best Picture of 1956. Special Features Disc 1 4k Ultra Hd Feature Film + Special Feature 4x The Resolution Of Full Hd Hdr (High Dynamic Range) For More Detail,brightness, Vivid Color And Greater Contrast Commentary By Katherine Orrison, Author Of written In Stone: Making Cecil B.demille's Epic, The Ten Commandments Disc 2 Blu-ray™ Feature Film (Part 1) + Special Feature Commentary By Katherine Orrison, Author Of written In Stone:making Cecil B.demille's Epic, The Ten Commandments Disc 3 Blu-ray™ Feature Film (Part 2) + Special Features Commentary By Katherine Orrison, Author Of written In Stone:making Cecil B.demille's Epic, The Ten Commandments Newsreel: The Ten Commandments Premiere In New York Theatrical Trailers: 1956 making Of Trailer/1966 Trailer/1989 Trailer

• Witchfinder General | Blu Ray | (25/03/2024) from £14.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  With the English Civil War raging, Witchfinder Matthew Hopkins uses the fear and confusion caused by the conflict to enact his forms of cruelty and extortion on a small rural community. He and his sadistic assistant John Stearne exploit the uneducated villagers for cash and gold, laying waste to transgressors with their reign of torture and execution. But one man, a young soldier arrives to go after the pair in a fit of bloody revenge.Simply one of the most brutal British films of the late 60s, this Tigon-produced Michael Reeves (The Sorcerers) film featuring American horror star Vincent Price and Ian Ogilvy, offers up a maliciously violent polemic about the dangers of baying mobs and propaganda-fuelled cynical opportunists.Product FeaturesBrand new 4K Remaster from the Original NegativesHigh Definition (1080p) Blu-ray in 1.85:1 Aspect RatioLPCM 2.0 English MonoOptional English SubtitlesAudio Commentary by Kim Newman and Sean HoganBack on the Horse - Ian Ogilvy on Witchfinder GeneralWhich Witch is Which? - Adam Scovell on Witchfinder GeneralAlternate Nude ScenesAlternate US Conqueror Worm Opening and Closing TitlesUK Theatrical TrailerUSA Conqueror Worm Trailer

• Witchfinder General 4K Ultra HD | Blu Ray | (25/03/2024) from £24.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  With the English Civil War raging, Witchfinder Matthew Hopkins uses the fear and confusion caused by the conflict to enact his forms of cruelty and extortion on a small rural community. He and his sadistic assistant John Stearne exploit the uneducated villagers for cash and gold, laying waste to transgressors with their reign of torture and execution. But one man, a young soldier arrives to go after the pair in a fit of bloody revenge.Simply one of the most brutal British films of the late 60s, this Tigon-produced Michael Reeves (The Sorcerers) film featuring American horror star Vincent Price and Ian Ogilvy, offers up a maliciously violent polemic about the dangers of baying mobs and propaganda-fuelled cynical opportunists.Product FeaturesBrand new 4K Remaster from the Original Negatives presented in Ultra High Definition (2160p) in 1.85:1 Aspect RatioPresented in Dolby Vision High Dynamic Range (HDR10 Compatible)High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray in 1.85:1 Aspect Ratio Also IncludedLPCM 2.0 English MonoOptional English SubtitlesAudio Commentary by Kim Newman and Sean HoganBack on the Horse - Ian Ogilvy on Witchfinder GeneralWhich Witch is Which? - Adam Scovell on Witchfinder GeneralAlternate Nude Scenes (UHD)Alternate US Conqueror Worm Opening and Closing Titles (UHD)UK Theatrical Trailer (UHD)USA Conqueror Worm Trailer

• Father Brown: Series 1,2,3,4,5 & 6 (BBC) | DVD | (12/02/2018) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £24.99

  All 70 episodes from series 1-6 of the TV drama starring Mark Williams as the eponymous character created by English writer G.K. Chesterton. Set in the 1950s in the fictional village of Kembleford, the series follows Roman Catholic priest Father Brown who has a knack for solving crimes. He is assisted by parish secretary Bridgette McCarthy (Sorcha Cusack) and is often a source of frustration for the local police. Includes Subtitles for the Hard of Hearing.

• Ian Rankin's Rebus: The Definitive Collection - Series 1-5 | DVD | (16/05/2016) from £23.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  All the episodes from the drama series based on the novels by Ian Rankin. In the first and second series, John Hannah stars as the troubled Scottish detective, Inspector Rebus. In the third, fourth and fifth series the role is played by Ken Stott. The episodes are: 'Black and Blue', 'The Hanging Garden', 'Dead Souls', 'Mortal Causes', 'The Falls', 'Fleshmarket Close', 'The Black Book', 'A Question of Blood', 'Strip Jack', 'Let It Bleed', 'Resurrection Men', 'The First Stone', 'The Naming of the Dead' and 'Knots and Crosses'.

• Dirty Dancing | DVD | (01/09/2008) from £4.74   |  Saving you £11.25 (237.34%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Patrick Swayze returns to our screens as rebellious dance teacher Johnny Castle in the re-release of this classic '80s hit.

• Peter Kay - Live At Manchester Arena | DVD | (14/11/2005) from £6.99   |  Saving you £15.00 (214.59%)   |  RRP £21.99

  Peter Kay is back with this DVD featuring his final performance at the Manchester Arena to a 9 000 sell out crowd on the 'Mum Wants A Bungalow Tour'. Also included on the DVD is a previously unseen and exclusive 47-minute documentary - 'One Hundred And Eighty - The Tour Documentary' a hilarious fly on the wall look at life backstage for Peter Kay as he travels around the UK on his jam-packed stand-up tour. Furthermore the DVD incorporates the chart topping video and the biggest se

• Cooking Price-Wise (blu-ray) (Flipside #50) | Blu Ray | (25/11/2024) from £16.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  BFI Flipside presents Cooking Price-Wise You don't need to be a master chef to join cinema's master of terror Vincent Price in the kitchen for this brilliantly bizarre crash-course in very-1970s cookery! Early in that delicious decade, while he was on a sojourn in England, the legendary screen-star and fine-dining aficionado took an unlikely break from the macabre movies to rustle up this long-sought-after labour-of-love six part television series, encouraging bored British housewives to serve up something different. From melon monsters to crocodile cucumbers, not forgetting the perfect soufflé, the marvellous Mr Price is your genial and garrulous host amid the paisley-patterned saucepans, as he demonstrates favourites recipes from around the world in this fantastic full-fat celebrity cookery show unlike any other!Special Features¢ Standard definition presented on Blu-ray ¢ Victoria Price on Cooking Price-Wise (2024): Vincent Price's daughter, writer and inspirational speaker Victoria Price, reflects upon her father's love of the finer things in life¢ Monster Munch (2024): Queen of the Kitchen Jenny Hammerton - of silverscreensuppers.com - demonstrates how you too can prepare a classic Vincent Price dish in this all-new kitchen caper¢ A Treasury of Great Recipes (2024): Jenny Hammerton celebrates Vincent Price's writing on cookery and his love of all things edible¢ The Good Housewife In Her Kitchen (1949, 9 mins): tricks and tips on food preparation - 1940s-style - in this imaginative Central Office of Information short ¢ Other extras tbc¢ Optional English descriptive subtitles¢ **LIMITED EDITION** Includes O-card and booklet featuring new writing by Victoria Price, Peter Fuller, Vic Pratt and Jenny Hammerton

• Six Gothic Tales Collection | Blu Ray | (28/10/2019) from £46.75   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  From the Merchant of Menace, Vincent Price, and the King of the Bs, Roger Corman, come Six Gothic tales inspired by the pen of Edgar Allan Poe. In The Fall of the House of Usher, a young man learns of a family curse that threatens his happiness with his bride-to-be. In The Pit and the Pendulum, a brother investigates the untimely death of sister, played by Barbara Steele. Tales of Terror adapts three Poe classics, Morella, The Black Cat and The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar, each starring a horror icon. The Raven is a comic take on the famous poem concerning three rival magicians. In The Haunted Palace, a newcomer in a New England town is suspected of being a warlock. And in The Tomb of Ligeia, filmed in Norfolk and at Stonehenge, a widower's upcoming marriage plans are thwarted by his dead first wife. The six films boast a remarkable cast list: not just Price and Steele, but also Boris Karloff, Peter Lorre, Lon Chaney Jr, Basil and a very young Jack Nicholson. Adapted for the screen by Richard Matheson and Robert Towne, these Six Gothic Tales now rank as classic examples of sixties horror cinema. SPECIAL EDITION CONTENTS: High Definition Blu-ray presentation of all six features Original uncompressed mono PCM Audio for all films Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for all films Trailers for each film Reversible sleeves featuring original and newly commissioned artwork for all films THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER Audio commentary with director and producer Roger Corman An interview with director Joe Dante Interview with author Jonathan Rigby Video essay by critic and filmmaker David Cairns examining Corman s film in relation to Poe's story Archival interview with Vincent Price THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM Audio commentary with director and producer Roger Corman Audio commentary by critic Tim Lucas A new making of documentary featuring Roger Corman, star Barbara Steele, Victoria Price and more! Shot in 1968 to pad out the film for the longer TV time slot, this scene features star Luana Anders Price reads a selection of Poe's classic stories before a live audience TALES OF TERROR An hour-long documentary on Roger Corman featuring contributions from James Cameron, Martin Scorsese and Ron Howard Critic and novelist Anne Billson discusses the contributions of our feline friends to genre cinema The Black Cat, a 1993 short film adaptation of Poe's classic tale directed by Rob Green (The Bunker) THE RAVEN Peter Lorre: The Double Face, Harun Farocki s 1984 documentary, subtitled in English for the first time An interview with the legendary novelist and screenwriter Richard Matheson An interview with Roger Corman about making The Raven The Trick, a short film about rival magicians by Rob Green (The Bunker) Promotional Record Stills and Poster Gallery THE HAUNTED PALACE Audio commentary by Vincent Price s biographer David Del Valle and Ron Chaney, grandson of Lon Chaney, Jr Kim Newman on H.P. Lovecraft An interview with Roger Corman Stills and Poster Gallery THE TOMB OF LIGEIA Audio commentary by director and producer Roger Corman Audio commentary by star Elizabeth Shepherd All-new interviews with cast and crew

• Witchfinder General | DVD | (01/09/2003) from £7.94   |  Saving you £-1.95 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  Witchfinder General is one of those cult British films that, like The Wicker Man, seemed to herald a renaissance in the fortunes of the British film industry in the late 1960s and early 70s. With only his third film, director Michael Reeves displayed an assured grasp of technique and a confident ability to mix and match genres that marked him out as a homegrown wunderkind to rival the Spielbergs and Coppolas who were just graduating from film school across the Atlantic. Sadly, this promise remained unfulfilled as Reeves died suddenly, soon after completing the film, from a lethal cocktail of prescription drugs; Witchfinder General remains his only significant work Veteran Vincent Price is wonderfully cast as the titular witchfinder, Matthew Hopkins, whose bloody and usually sexually motivated persecutions across civil war-torn East Anglia are carried out with much relish, graphic fake blood and lots of screaming. Ian Ogilvy, an old school pal of the director's, is the upright new model soldier who swears vengeance against Hopkins for the rape of his betrothed (Hilary Dwyer, who in true Hammer Horror fashion gets to take her top off and scream a lot). Lascivious depictions of burning witches and gratuitous sex aside, what draws the viewer into the film is the setting as Reeves' camera roams lovingly across the East Anglian countryside. The opening-hanging scene, for example, depends strongly on location for its effect, and Ogilvy's quest for revenge takes on a John Ford-style Western aura in the director's hands. Perhaps not quite the masterpiece some seem to think it is, Witchfinder General remains a sturdy piece of distinctively British filmmaking. On the DVD: This disc allows the viewer to select the slightly extended "Export cut" of the movie, which has a little more graphic blood than the censored UK release, although the restored sequences are of markedly inferior quality. The anamorphic picture and mono sound are decent, even if too many murky nighttime scenes and badly dubbed actors' voices betray the film's restrictively low budget. The major extra is a documentary about the life and short career of Michael Reeves, while other fill-ups include text notes from critic Kim Newman, a music video, trailer, filmographies and stills. All in all, it's a welcome restoration of a genre classic. --Mark Walker

• Scooby Doo: 13 Spooky Ghosts | DVD | (10/10/2016) from £7.19   |  Saving you £-0.20 (N/A%)   |  RRP £6.99

  Super sleuths Daphne, Shaggy and Scooby-Doo are on the case for ghosts - real ghosts this time, 13 of the world's meanest ghosts to be exact. One banned to an enchanted Chest of Demons for eternity, all 13 spirits are now loose to wreak havoc on the world and only Scooby-Doo can recapture them because - ruh-roh! - he's the one who unwittingly opened the chest and let them out! Joined by the pint-sized, fast-talking magician/con artist Flim-Flam and guided by the world's greatest mystic Vincent van Ghoul (voiced and inspired by the incomparable Vincent Price), the gang causes mayhem hunting ghosts around the world while cracking fans up in the comfort of their home. Scare up this spooktacular 2-Disc Complete Series Collection for a haunting good time!

• Edward Scissorhands | DVD | (27/11/2000) from £5.99   |  Saving you £6.00 (50.00%)   |  RRP £11.99

  Edward Scissorhands achieves the nearly impossible feat of capturing the delicate flavour of a fable or fairy tale in a live-action movie. The story follows a young man named Edward (Johnny Depp), who was created by an inventor (Vincent Price, in one of his last roles) who died before he could give the poor creature a pair of human hands. Edward lives alone in a ruined Gothic castle that just happens to be perched above a pastel-coloured suburb inhabited by breadwinning husbands and frustrated housewives straight out of the 1950s. One day, Peg (Dianne Wiest), the local Avon lady, comes calling. Finding Edward alone, she kindly invites him to come home with her, where she hopes to help him with his pasty complexion and those nasty nicks he's given himself with his razor-sharp fingers. Soon Edward's skill with topiary sculpture and hair design make him popular in the neighbourhood--but the mood turns just as swiftly against the outsider when he starts to feel his own desires, particularly for Peg's daughter Kim (Winona Ryder). Most of director Tim Burton's movies (such as Pee Wee's Big Adventure, Beetlejuice and Batman) are visual spectacles with elements of fantasy but Edward Scissorhands is more tender and personal than the others. Edward's wild black hair is much like Burton's, suggesting that the character represents the director's own feelings of estrangement and co-option. Johnny Depp, making his first successful leap from TV to film, captures Edward's child-like vulnerability even while his physical posture evokes horror icons like the vampire in Nosferatu and the sleepwalker in The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. Classic horror films, at their heart, feel a deep sympathy for the monsters they portray; simply and affectingly, Edward Scissorhands lays that heart bare. --Bret Fetzer On the DVD: Tim Burton is famed for his visual style not his ability as a raconteur, so it's no surprise to find that his directorial commentary is a little sparse. When he does open up it is to confirm that Edward Scissorhands remains his most personal and deeply felt project. The second audio commentary is by composer and regular Burton collaborator Danny Elfman, whose enchanting, balletic score gets an isolated music track all to itself with his remarks in-between cues. Again, for Elfman this movie remains one of his most cherished works, and it is a real musical treat to hear the entire score uninterrupted by dialogue and sound effects but illuminated by Elfman's lucid interstitial remarks. Also on the disc are some brief interview clips, a "making of" featurette and a gallery of conceptual artwork. The anamorphic widescreen print looks simply gorgeous. --Mark Walker

• The Terry Thomas Movie Collection | DVD | (27/05/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £10.89

  The three films in this Terry Thomas Collection--The Naked Truth, Too Many Crooks and Make Mine Mink--are each an unalloyed delight from beginning to end. Though produced on slim budgets they possess witty scripts by Michael Pertwee, deft direction in two instances by Mario Zampi, inventive music scores and marvellous casts featuring two generations of British actors, from Athene Seyler to a young Kenneth Williams. Individually and as an ensemble these players are a pleasure to watch. But of course Terry Thomas, the catalyst of the collection, runs the gamut with a plethora of facial expressions, body language and verbal repartee that contribute so much to the unbuttoned joy of each film. In the earliest of them, The Naked Truth (1957), TT plays a dodgy peer of the realm being blackmailed in the company of Peter Sellers, Peggy Mount and Shirley Eaton by a gutter press journalist, Dennis Price ("Don't try to appeal to my better nature, because I haven't one"). The moments of slapstick are brought off to a tee as when the larger-than-life Peggy Mount attempts a suicide drop from her window to be saved by an awning on a shop front. Too Many Crooks (1959) has TT being blackmailed once again, this time for the hoards he's stashed away as a renowned tax dodger. Look out for the very funny court scene, where TT makes three appearances on separate charges, before a bemused magistrate, John Le Mesurier. Make Mine Mink (1960), the odd one out in this collection, was adapted from a West End stage farce, Breath of Spring. TT leads a gang of middle-aged biddies who decide to brighten up "the dullness of the tea time of life", by staging a series of robberies on furriers, then donating the proceeds to charitable concerns. The splendid cast includes Hattie Jacques and Kenneth Williams. On the DVD: The Terry Thomas Collection comes in an attractive box containing the three discs. All are 4:3 ratio and with mono sound. The only extras are a trailer for each film which, in the instance of Make Mine Mink, is introduced by Terry Thomas himself, who presents us to his gang of fur thieves as the voice on the soundtrack announces him as "fur, fur funnier than you've seen him before". --Adrian Edwards

• Scream and Scream Again | Blu Ray | (20/11/2023) from £12.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  A serial killer runs amok over London, draining his victims of their blood. A mad doctor performs experimental surgery on his victims, taking them apart limb by limb. A shady organisation from Eastern Europe is involved in some way while intelligence officer Fremont investigates. Bringing together the biggest horror stars of the era in Vincent Price (Witchfinder General), Christopher Lee (Dracula: Prince of Darkness) and Peter Cushing (Dr. Terror's House of Horrors) Amicus Productions pulled out all the stops to compete with rival studio Hammer. Directed by genre specialist Gordon Hessler (The Oblong Box) Scream and Scream Again is a diabolical sci-fi horror hybrid that counted Fritz Lang as an admirer. Dabbling with conspiracies, mad doctors and killers in the dying days of swinging London, this British horror classic makes its UK Blu-ray debut, and is presented in its British and American versions. Product Features High-Definition digital transfer of the British and American cuts of the film Uncompressed mono PCM audio Audio commentary with Kevin Lyons, author of The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film and Television and Jonathan Rigby, author of English Gothic: Classic Horror Cinema 1897-2015 (2023) New interviews with actors Julian Holloway and Christopher Matthews, editor Peter Elliott, and propman Arthur Wicks (2023) Ramsey Campbell on Christopher Wicking and 'Peter Saxon'(2023) Gentleman Gothic: Gordon Hessler at American International Pictures - A documentary on the filmmaker's work for the studio featuring Hessler himself and critics Jeff Burr, David Del Valle, Steve Haberman and C. Courtney Joyner (2015, 23 mins) Archival interview with actor Clifford Earl (2015, 18 mins) Uta Screams Again - An interview with actress Uta Levka (1999, 9 mins) Super 8 Version - a reconstruction of the cut-down version distributed as The Living Corpses of Dr. Mabuse Deleted scenes Mick Garris trailer commentary - the filmmaker provides a short overview of the film (2013, 2 mins) Trailer Gallery Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

• Cinderella Man | DVD | (30/01/2006) from £5.65   |  Saving you £12.34 (218.41%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Russell Crowe and Renee Zellweger star in the story of Depression-era U.S. fighter and folk hero Jim Braddock.

• Private's Progress | DVD | (10/01/2011) from £6.99   |  Saving you £9.00 (128.76%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Ian Carmichael is feckless British Soldier Stanley Windrush. Windrush abandons his college education to serve his country but after flunking out of officer's candidate school he is demoted to private. Hilarity ensues as he befriends rough-hewn fellow private Cox (Richard Attenborough). Major Hitchcock (Terry-Thomas) offers a brilliant parody of the 'Mad Dogs and Englishmen' school of military service while Dennis Price is equally amusing as a nonplussed commanding officer.