The Man Who Never Was

1956
1 hr 43 mins
Thriller War Drama History
TMDB
70%
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Popularity
0.9
Companies
Sumar Productions
DirectorRonald Neame
WritersNigel Balchin

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.

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Top Cast

Clifton Webb Lt. Cmdr. Ewen Montagu
Gloria Grahame Lucy Sherwood
Robert Flemyng Lt. George Acres
Josephine Griffin Pam
Stephen Boyd Patrick O'Reilly
Laurence Naismith Adm. Cross
Geoffrey Keen Gen. Nye
Moultrie Kelsall The Father
Cyril Cusack Taxi Driver
André Morell Sir Bernard Spilsbury
Michael Hordern Gen. Coburn
Allan Cuthbertson Vice-Admiral
Joan Hickson Landlady
Terence Longdon Larry
Gibb McLaughlin Porter

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