Comments by "Big Blue" (@bigblue6917) on "David Niven's Double Life: From WW2 Battlefields to Silver Screen Glory" video.

During the war Niven made the film The Way Ahead in he starred. Working on the film was one Sergeant Peter Ustinov. When there was no other officers about their relationship was very relaxed despite their difference in rank, they were fellow actors after all. But Niven was pulled up on this and was told that they had to observe military protocols. I understand that in todays modern British Army it is not unusual for the men to refer to any officer up to the rank of captain by their first name, Seem like Niven and Ustinov were ahead of their time.
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