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Private Potter (1962) - (Movie Clip) It's Like Having A Rash!

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.

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Private Potter (1962) -- (Movie Clip) Who Screamed?
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Private Potter (1962) -- (Movie Clip) Is That A Lawful Excuse?
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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