---
title: 'The Way Ahead (1944)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Carol Reed'
released: '1944-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 115
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-way-ahead-1944'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037449/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Way Ahead (1944)

1944 · 115 min · Drama · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

The Way Ahead (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.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Peter Ustinov](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-ustinov), [Eric Ambler](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-ambler)
- **Director:** [Carol Reed](https://cinepixo.com/people/carol-reed)
- **Original Music Composer:** [William Alwyn](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-alwyn)
- **Producer:** [John Sutro](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-sutro), [Norman Walker](https://cinepixo.com/people/norman-walker)
- **Director of Photography:** [Guy Green](https://cinepixo.com/people/guy-green)
- **Editor:** [Fergus McDonell](https://cinepixo.com/people/fergus-mcdonell)

## Cast

- [Penelope Dudley-Ward](https://cinepixo.com/people/penelope-dudley-ward)
- [A. E. Matthews](https://cinepixo.com/people/a-e-matthews)
- [Leo Genn](https://cinepixo.com/people/leo-genn)
- [Peter Ustinov](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-ustinov)
- [Jack Watling](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-watling)
- [George Merritt](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-merritt)
- [David Niven](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-niven)
- [Stanley Holloway](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanley-holloway)
- [Leslie Dwyer](https://cinepixo.com/people/leslie-dwyer)
- [Trevor Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/trevor-howard)
- [Raymond Huntley](https://cinepixo.com/people/raymond-huntley)
- [Esma Cannon](https://cinepixo.com/people/esma-cannon)
- [William Hartnell](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-hartnell)
- [James Donald](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-donald)
- [John Laurie](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-laurie)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-way-ahead-1944
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