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The Man Who Never Was

Espionage thriller based on the true story of an intelligence officer who plans an elaborate hoax to fool the Nazis into thinking the Allies are about to invade Greece, not Sicily.

Espionage thriller in which a British intelligence officer plans an elaborate hoax in the spring of 1943 to fool the Germans into thinking the Allies are about to invade Greece, not Sicily. The plan calls for the navy to float a dead body carrying false identification and information so that the Germans will pick it up. The first part of the mission succeeds, but will the Nazis take the bait?

1 hour, 40 minutes

Last on

Sat 10 Aug 2024 12:35

Credits

Role Contributor
Lieutenant Commander Ewen Montagu Clifton Webb
Lucy Sherwood Gloria Grahame
Lieutenant George Acres Robert Flemyng
Patrick O'Reilly Stephen Boyd
Pam Josephine Griffin
Sir Bernard Spilsbury Andre Morell
Admiral Cross Laurence Naismith
General Nye Geoffrey Keen
General Coburn Michael Hordern
The Father Moultrie Kelsall
Taxi Driver Cyril Cusack
Landlady Joan Hickson
Joe William Russell
Club Porter Miles Malleson
Shop Assistant Richard Wattis
Director Ronald Neame
Producer Andre Hakim

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