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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 7.785 |
Directed By
Ronald Neame
Crew
Ronald Neame
Nigel Balchin
Oswald Morris
Peter Taylor
Gerry O'Hara
Erica Masters
Bob McNaught
John Hawkesworth
André Hakim
Alan Rawsthorne
Winston Ryder
Basil Fenton-Smith
Arthur Ibbetson
Harold Fletcher
Ewen Montagu
Tom Howard
Muir Mathieson
J.B. 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)
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