Movie Description
The Man Who Never Was
(1956)Overview
The true story of a British effort to trick the Germans into weakening Sicily's defenses before the 1943 attack. A dead soldier is dressed as a British officer and outfitted with faked papers showing that the Allies were intending to invade occupied Greece. His body is put into the sea where it will ultimately drift ashore and the papers be passed along to German Intelligence.
Featured Crew
- Director : Ronald Neame
- Producer : André Hakim
- Editor : Peter Taylor
- Cast : Clifton Webb,Gloria Grahame,Robert Flemyng,Josephine Griffin,Stephen Boyd,Laurence Naismith,Geoffrey Keen,Moultrie Kelsall,Cyril Cusack,André Morell,Michael Hordern,Allan Cuthbertson,Joan Hickson,Terence Longdon,Gibb McLaughlin,Miles Malleson,William Russell,William Squire,Richard Wattis,Ronald Adam,Robert Brown,Everley Gregg,Lloyd Lamble,Brian Oulton,John Welsh,Peter Sellers
Cast
Lt. Cmdr. Ewen Montagu
Lucy Sherwood
Lt. George Acres
Patrick O'Reilly
Adm. Cross
Gen. Nye
The Father
Taxi Driver
Sir Bernard Spilsbury
Gen. Coburn
Vice-Admiral
Landlady
Larry
Porter
Scientist
Joe
Lt. Jewell
Shop Assistant
Adams
French
Club Matron (uncredited)
Passport Officer (uncredited)
Wills Officer (uncredited)
Bank Manager
Voice of Winston Churchill (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleThe Man Who Never Was
Status Released
Release Information
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1956-04-03
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 43m
Production CompaniesSumar Productions
Genres
- Thriller
- War
- Drama
- History
