Private Potter

1962 | 1h 29m | Drama | TV-PG

Brief Synopsis

As recruit Private Potter patrols looking for a terrorist, his commanding officer orders silence, but Potter suddenly screams, resulting in a soldier getting killed. Facing the possibility of a court-martial, Potter maintains that he saw a vision of God.

Cast and Crew

DIRECTOR

Casper Wrede

CAST

Tom Courtenay

Mogens Wieth

Ronald Fraser

James Maxwell

PRODUCERS

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WRITERS

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Related Videos

Private Potter (1962) -- (Movie Clip) It's Like Having A Rash!
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Soldier Tom Courtenay (title character), whose scream amid battle cost the life of a colleague, tries to explain to "The Padre" (Ralph Michael) how he saw God, in Private Potter, 1962.
Private Potter (1962) -- (Movie Clip) Who Screamed?
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British commandos hunting terrorists (presumably in post-war Cyprus), Tom Courtenay (title role) loses his cool, chastised by Corporal Lamb (Harry Landis), the key moment in Private Potter, 1962, from Ronald Harwood's screenplay.
Private Potter (1962) -- (Movie Clip) Is That A Lawful Excuse?
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Terrific scenes by Eric Thompson (Emma's dad, as "Captain Knowles"), first with accused Tom Courtenay (title character), then with his C-O (James Maxwell), from Private Potter, 1962, directed by Casper Wrede.

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