Cast & crew
The Way Ahead (1944)
Directed by Carol Reed Written by Eric Ambler, Peter Ustinov
Cast
| David Niven | Lieutenant Jim Perry |
| Stanley Holloway | Pvt. Ted Brewer |
| James Donald | Pvt. Evans Lloyd |
| Leslie Dwyer | Pvt. Sid Beck |
| Hugh Burden | Pvt. Bill Parsons |
| Jimmy Hanley | Pvt. Geoffrey Stainer |
| John Laurie | Pvt. Luke |
| Raymond Huntley | Pvt. Herbert Davenport |
| Reginald Tate | The Training Company Commanding Officer |
| John Ruddock | Old Chelsea Soldier |
| William Hartnell | Sgt. Ned Fletcher |
| Leo Genn | Captain Edwards |
| Renée Asherson | Marjorie Gillingham |
| Mary Jerrold | Mrs. Gillingham |
| A. Bromley Davenport | Old Chelsea Soldier |
| Raymond Lovell | Mr. Jackson |
| Jack Watling | Sgt. Buster |
| Peter Ustinov | Rispoli |
| Lloyd Pearson | Sam Thyrtle |
| Penelope Dudley-Ward | Mrs. Perry |
| Eileen Erskine | Mrs. Bill Parsons |
| Esma Cannon | Mrs. Ted Brewer |
| Tessie O'Shea | herself |
| Grace Arnold | Mrs. Ned Fletcher |
| Tracy Reed | Perry's Daughter (uncredited) |
| Trevor Howard | Officer on Ship (uncredited) |
| George Merritt | Sergeant Major (uncredited) |
| A.E. Matthews | Colonel Walmsley |
| John Boxer | Soldier in Pub Talking to the Chelsea Pensioners (uncredited) |
| Peggy Carlisle | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Alf Goddard | Instructor (uncredited) |
| David Hutcheson | Garage Customer in Car (uncredited) |
| Benita Lydal | ENSA Artist (uncredited) |
| Johnnie Schofield | Lewis Gun Instructor (uncredited) |
| Andreas Malandrinos | Gendarme in Café (uncredited) |
| John Salew | Sam - Friend of Pvt. Lloyd in Pub Scene (uncredited) |
| Winifred Willard | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Ben Williams | Pessimistic Man Talking to the Chelsea Pensioners (uncredited) |
Crew
| John Sutro | Producer |
| Herbert Smith | Executive Producer |
| Stanley Haynes | Producer |
| Eric Ambler | Story |
| David Rawnsley | Art Direction |
| Clive Donner | Editor |
| Eric Ambler | Screenplay |
| Peter Ustinov | Screenplay |
| Norman Walker | Producer |
| Fergus McDonell | Editor |
| William Alwyn | Original Music Composer |
| Guy Green | Director of Photography |
| Carol Reed | Director |
| Irene Howard | Casting |
| Frank Bevis | Assistant Director |
| Bill Warrington | Special Effects |
| Henry Harris | Special Effects |
| Muir Mathieson | Music Director |
| Wally Fairweather | Clapper Loader |
| Desmond Dew | Sound Recordist |
| C. C. Stevens | Sound Recordist |
| George Paternoster | Boom Operator |