---
title: 'Privates on Parade (1982)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Michael Blakemore'
released: '1982-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 107
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/privates-on-parade-1982'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084538/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Privates on Parade (1982)

1982 · 107 min · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

Privates on Parade is a 1983 British black comedy film directed by Michael Blakemore and starring John Cleese, Denis Quilley and Nicola Pagett. It was written by Peter Nichols adapted from his 1977 play of the same name about a fictional and mostly gay military entertainment group, the "Song and Dance Unit South East Asia (SADUSEA)" assembled to entertain the troops in the Malayan jungle during the Malayan Emergency.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Michael Blakemore](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-blakemore)
- **Screenplay:** [Peter Nichols](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-nichols)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Denis King](https://cinepixo.com/people/denis-king)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ian Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-wilson-2)
- **Editor:** [Jim Clark](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-clark)

## Cast

- [Denis Quilley](https://cinepixo.com/people/denis-quilley)
- [John Cleese](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-cleese)
- [David Bamber](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-bamber)
- [Bruce Payne](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-payne)

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