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The Man Who Never Was

“The most fiendish plot ever conceived! The most amazing "human being" ever created! The most diabolical phantom--”

★ 7.0 / 10 (97 votes)April 3, 1956103 minEN
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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.

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Movie facts

Release dateApril 3, 1956
StatusReleased
Runtime103 min
Rating★ 7.0 / 10
Certification—
Original languageEnglish, German, Latin, Spanish
CountryUnited Kingdom
Budget—
Revenue—
ProductionSumar Productions
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Crew

Director

Ronald Neame

Writers

Nigel Balchin

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Cast

Clifton WebbClifton WebbLt. Cmdr. Ewen Montagu
Gloria GrahameGloria GrahameLucy Sherwood
Robert FlemyngRobert FlemyngLt. George Acres
Josephine GriffinJosephine GriffinPam
Stephen BoydStephen BoydPatrick O'Reilly
Laurence NaismithLaurence NaismithAdm. Cross
Geoffrey KeenGeoffrey KeenGen. Nye
Moultrie KelsallMoultrie KelsallThe Father
Cyril CusackCyril CusackTaxi Driver
André MorellAndré MorellSir Bernard Spilsbury
Michael HordernMichael HordernGen. Coburn
Allan CuthbertsonAllan CuthbertsonVice-Admiral
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