Sergeant Murphy Savage impersonates a dead general in order to inspire the demoralized troops in fighting their way out of Nazi encirclement.
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Title: Imitation General (1958)
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Cast
| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Glenn Ford | ... | MSgt. Murphy Savage | |
| Red Buttons | ... | Cpl. Chan Derby | |
| Taina Elg | ... | Simone | |
| Dean Jones | ... | Cpl. Terry Sellers | |
| Kent Smith | ... | Brig. Gen. Charles Lane | |
| Tige Andrews | ... | Pvt. Orville Hutchmeyer | |
| John Wilder | ... | Lt. Jeff Clayton | |
| Ralph Votrian | ... | American Pfc. | |
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Master Sgt. "Murph" Savage impersonates a fallen general in the hope of inspiring his fellow soldiers to bravely fight their way out of a Nazi ensnarement. He might succeed if he can avoid the one soldier who knows his true identity. Written by Adam Thomas <summoner@cyberspace.org>
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world war two | morale | military | based on short story | impersonation |Taglines:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
29 August 1958 (Finland) See more »Also Known As:
General improvisado See more »Filming Locations:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA See more »Edit
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Budget:
$944,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$1,915,000, 31 December 1958Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$3,165,000, 31 December 1958Company Credits
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Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
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NBC originally scheduled this film for broadcast on November 23, 1963. However it was canceled due to coverage of the death of President John F. Kennedy, and it wasn't broadcast until January 11, 1964. See more »Goofs
The tanks have been falsely Id'ed as M26 Pershings when in fact, the German tanks are M41 Walker Bulldogs and the American tanks are M47 Patton tanks. Easy to see on close examination. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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Though I'm not a big fan of war movies I have seen this movie over and over again when I was younger, and was one I searched high and low on Blockbuster and such to see again. Ford and Buttons are marvelous and the movie walks the line between humor and the reality of the horror of war with real class... Would SO love to see it again!!
Ford's character was a n'er do well scammer who had made rank and been busted back more times than he could keep track of when he met an honorable man, a General, who went to the front lines though it was dangerous in hopes of rallying the troops... but was killed before reaching his goal. Inspired Ford decides to take over the mission and poses as the General.
One of the best scenes I remember was the German tank heading towards the village and Ford putting up a sign on the bridge saying that the bridge was mined so that the Germans would take the tanks thru the creek bed and expose their underbelly. But NOT going to tell you what happened.