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The Man Who Never Was

Genre:ThrillerWarDramaHistory

Released:1956-04-03

Runtime:103

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.


Cast:

Clifton Webb

Character: Lt. Cmdr. Ewen Montagu

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Gloria Grahame

Character: Lucy Sherwood

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Robert Flemyng

Character: Lt. George Acres

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Josephine Griffin

Character: Pam

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Stephen Boyd

Character: Patrick O'Reilly

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Laurence Naismith

Character: Adm. Cross

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Geoffrey Keen

Character: Gen. Nye

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Moultrie Kelsall

Character: The Father

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Cyril Cusack

Character: Taxi Driver

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André Morell

Character: Sir Bernard Spilsbury

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Michael Hordern

Character: Gen. Coburn

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Allan Cuthbertson

Character: Vice-Admiral

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Joan Hickson

Character: Landlady

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Terence Longdon

Character: Larry

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Gibb McLaughlin

Character: Porter

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Miles Malleson

Character: Scientist

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William Russell

Character: Joe

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William Squire

Character: Lt. Jewell

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Richard Wattis

Character: Shop Assistant

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Ronald Adam

Character: Adams

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Robert Brown

Character: French

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Everley Gregg

Character: Club Matron (uncredited)

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Lloyd Lamble

Character: Passport Officer (uncredited)

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Brian Oulton

Character: Wills Officer (uncredited)

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John Welsh

Character: Bank Manager

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Peter Sellers

Character: Voice of Winston Churchill (uncredited)

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