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Advance to the Rear
Advance to the Rear

Advance to the Rear

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

97 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

10 June 1964

Country

United States of America

Cast

Glenn Ford

Glenn Ford

Capt. Jared Heath

Stella Stevens

Stella Stevens

Martha Lou Williams

Melvyn Douglas

Melvyn Douglas

Col. Claude Brackenbury

Jim Backus

Jim Backus

Gen. Willoughby

Joan Blondell

Joan Blondell

Easy Jenny

Andrew Prine

Andrew Prine

Pvt. Owen Selous

Jesse Pearson

Jesse Pearson

Cpl. Silas Geary

Alan Hale Jr.

Alan Hale Jr.

Sgt. Beauregard Davis

James Griffith

James Griffith

Hugo Zattig

Whit Bissell

Whit Bissell

Capt. Queeg

Michael Pate

Michael Pate

Thin Elk

Joe Brooks

Joe Brooks

Pvt. Luke Bannerman (uncredited)

Robert Carson

Robert Carson

Col. Holbert (uncredited)

Yvonne Craig

Yvonne Craig

Ora (uncredited)

Britt Ekland

Britt Ekland

Greta (uncredited)

Preston Foster

Preston Foster

Gen. Bateman (uncredited)

Charles Horvath

Charles Horvath

Pvt. Jones (uncredited)

Paul Langton

Paul Langton

Maj. Forsythe (uncredited)

Frank Mitchell

Frank Mitchell

Pvt. Belmont (uncredited)

Hal Needham

Hal Needham

Rebel Soldier (uncredited)

Chuck Roberson

Chuck Roberson

Monk (uncredited)

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