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The Man Who Never Was (1956)
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True story of a British attempt to trick the enemy into weakening Sicily's defenses before the 1943 attack, using a dead man with faked papers. Director:Ronald Neame |
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Cast
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| Clifton Webb | ... |
Lt. Cmdr. Ewen Montagu
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| Gloria Grahame | ... |
Lucy Sherwood
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Robert Flemyng | ... |
Lt. George Acres
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Josephine Griffin | ... |
Pam
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Patrick O'Reilly
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Laurence Naismith | ... |
Adm. Cross
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Geoffrey Keen | ... |
Gen. Nye
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Moultrie Kelsall | ... |
The Father
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Cyril Cusack | ... |
Taxi Driver
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André Morell | ... | |
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Michael Hordern | ... |
Gen. Coburn
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Allan Cuthbertson | ... |
Vice-Admiral
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Joan Hickson | ... |
Landlady
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Terence Longdon | ... |
Larry
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Gibb McLaughlin | ... |
Club Porter
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Storyline
British Intelligence during World War II is trying to get the German High Command to shift it's forces away from Italy prior to the invasion. To create the illusion of a plan for England to invade Greece a dead body is to be procured, allowed to be found with secret papers on him by Spanish authorities who will send the papers on to the Germans, or that's the plan. First they have to find a body that will look drowned, and create an identity for him that will pass the examination of the German agent who is sure to check him out. Based on a true story. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
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Der Mann, den es nie gab See more »Filming Locations:
MGM British Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UKCompany Credits
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Lieutenant Commander Ewen Montagu: Do we tell the man who jumps that the parachute doesn't work, or is it a sort of practical joke that he finds out on the way down?
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(uncredited)
Written by Fred Godfrey (1917)
Revised lyrics by Jimmy Hughes and Frank Lake (1940)
Additional lyrics by Albert Stillman (1941)
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Stephen Boyd was cast at short notice as the German spy after the original choice Kieron Moore dropped out. See more »Goofs
Continuity: The British submarine that releases the corpse of "Major Martin" is completely dry immediately after it surfaces from the ocean depths. See more »Quotes
Lieutenant George Acres: Monty, that parachute that didn't open... Suppose we were to drop a fellow out of a plane over enemy territory, with papers on him saying we were going to invade Greece, and his parachute didn't open. The Germans would find him dead, and the papers, and "Aha," they'd say, "Look at this. Officer with secret papers, parachute didn't open... they're going to invade Greece."Lieutenant Commander Ewen Montagu: Do we tell the man who jumps that the parachute doesn't work, or is it a sort of practical joke that he finds out on the way down?
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Soundtracks
"Bless 'em All"(uncredited)
Written by Fred Godfrey (1917)
Revised lyrics by Jimmy Hughes and Frank Lake (1940)
Additional lyrics by Albert Stillman (1941)
Sung by the patrons of pub See more »
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