
The Man Who Never Was (1956)
Released:
1956-04-03
Duration:
1hr 43min
Rating 7.0
The most fiendish plot ever conceived! The most amazing "human being" ever created! The most diabolical phantom--
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.
Production Companies
Sumar Productions
Additional Info
Budget | $0.00 |
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Revenue | $0.00 |
Original Language | en |
Popularity | 0.7963 |
Directed By
Ronald Neame
Crew
Director
Ronald Neame
Ronald Neame
Screenplay
Nigel Balchin
Nigel Balchin
Original Music Composer
Alan Rawsthorne
Alan Rawsthorne
Producer
André Hakim
André Hakim
Art Direction
John Hawkesworth
John Hawkesworth
Assistant Director
Gerry O'Hara
Gerry O'Hara
Assistant Director
Erica Masters
Erica Masters
Editor
Peter Taylor
Peter Taylor
Associate Producer
Bob McNaught
Bob McNaught
Director of Photography
Oswald Morris
Oswald Morris
Makeup Artist
Harold Fletcher
Harold Fletcher
Sound Mixer
J.B. Smith
J.B. Smith
Book
Ewen Montagu
Ewen Montagu
Sound Editor
Winston Ryder
Winston Ryder
Camera Operator
Arthur Ibbetson
Arthur Ibbetson
Visual Effects
Tom Howard
Tom Howard
Conductor
Muir Mathieson
Muir Mathieson
Sound Mixer
Basil Fenton-Smith
Basil Fenton-Smith
TOP CAST

Clifton Webb
Lt. Cmdr. Ewen Montagu

Gloria Grahame
Lucy Sherwood

Robert Flemyng
Lt. George Acres

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

Miles Malleson
Scientist

William Russell
Joe

William Squire
Lt. Jewell

Richard Wattis
Shop Assistant

Ronald Adam
Adams

Robert Brown
French

Everley Gregg
Club Matron (uncredited)

Lloyd Lamble
Passport Officer (uncredited)

Brian Oulton
Wills Officer (uncredited)

John Welsh
Bank Manager

Peter Sellers
Winston Churchill (voice)