The Way Ahead

The Way Ahead
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Directed by	Carol Reed
Written by	Eric Ambler Peter Ustinov
Produced by	John Sutro Norman Walker Stanley Haynes
Starring	David Niven Stanley Holloway William Hartnell
Cinematography	Guy Green
Edited by	Fergus McDonell
Music by	William Alwyn
Production company	Two Cities Films
Distributed by	General Film Distributors
Release dates	9 June 1944 (1944-06-09) (UK) 3 June 1945 (1945-06-03) (U.S.)
Running time	115 min. / 91 min. (US)
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Way Ahead (also known as Immortal Battalion) (1944) is a British Second World War drama film directed by Carol Reed. The screenplay was written by Eric Ambler and Peter Ustinov. The film stars David Niven, Stanley Holloway and William Hartnell along with an ensemble cast of other British actors, including Ustinov in one of his earliest roles. The Way Ahead follows a group of civilians who are conscripted into the British Army and, after training, are shipped to North Africa where they are involved in a battle against the Afrika Korps.