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The Man Who Never Was
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The Man Who Never Was

Tue, Apr 3, 1956
  • Thriller
  • War
  • Drama
  • History
Film · Synopsis

Synopsis

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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Release windows

When & where

US
  • In CinemasTue, Apr 3, 1956New York City, New York
GB
  • In CinemasWed, Mar 14, 1956London
DE
  • In CinemasFri, Jun 15, 1956Centfox
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Cast

Top of the call sheet

  • Clifton Webb
    Clifton Webb
    as Lt. Cmdr. Ewen Montagu
  • Gloria Grahame
    Gloria Grahame
    as Lucy Sherwood
  • Robert Flemyng
    Robert Flemyng
    as Lt. George Acres
  • Josephine Griffin
    Josephine Griffin
    as Pam
  • Stephen Boyd
    Stephen Boyd
    as Patrick O'Reilly
  • Laurence Naismith
    Laurence Naismith
    as Adm. Cross
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