Advance to the Rear (1964)
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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.
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Glenn FordCapt. Jared Heath
Stella StevensMartha Lou Williams
Melvyn DouglasCol. Claude Brackenbury
Jim BackusGen. Willoughby
Joan BlondellEasy Jenny
Andrew PrinePvt. Owen Selous
Jesse PearsonCpl. Silas Geary
Alan Hale Jr.Sgt. Beauregard Davis
James GriffithHugo Zattig
Whit BissellCapt. Queeg
Michael PateThin Elk
Joe BrooksPvt. Luke Bannerman (uncredited)Keywords
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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.
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Advance to the Rear has a runtime of 97 minutes.
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