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The Man Who Never Was

NR

1956

103 minutes

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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.

Top Cast

Clifton Webb headshot

Clifton Webb

Lt. Cmdr. Ewen Montagu

Gloria Grahame headshot

Gloria Grahame

Lucy Sherwood

Robert Flemyng headshot

Robert Flemyng

Lt. George Acres

Josephine Griffin headshot

Josephine Griffin

Pam

Stephen Boyd headshot

Stephen Boyd

Patrick O'Reilly

Laurence Naismith headshot

Laurence Naismith

Adm. Cross

Geoffrey Keen headshot

Geoffrey Keen

Gen. Nye

Moultrie Kelsall headshot

Moultrie Kelsall

The Father

Cyril Cusack headshot

Cyril Cusack

Taxi Driver

André Morell headshot

André Morell

Sir Bernard Spilsbury

Michael Hordern headshot

Michael Hordern

Gen. Coburn

Allan Cuthbertson headshot

Allan Cuthbertson

Vice-Admiral

Joan Hickson headshot

Joan Hickson

Landlady

Terence Longdon headshot

Terence Longdon

Larry

Gibb McLaughlin headshot

Gibb McLaughlin

Porter

Miles Malleson headshot

Miles Malleson

Scientist

William Russell headshot

William Russell

Joe

William Squire headshot

William Squire

Lt. Jewell

Richard Wattis headshot

Richard Wattis

Shop Assistant

Ronald Adam headshot

Ronald Adam

Adams

Robert Brown headshot

Robert Brown

French

Everley Gregg headshot

Everley Gregg

Club Matron (uncredited)

Lloyd Lamble headshot

Lloyd Lamble

Passport Officer (uncredited)

Brian Oulton headshot

Brian Oulton

Wills Officer (uncredited)

John Welsh headshot

John Welsh

Bank Manager

Peter Sellers headshot

Peter Sellers

Winston Churchill (voice)