The Man Who Never Was(1956)
“The most fiendish plot ever conceived! The most amazing "human being" ever created! The most diabolical phantom--”
Overview
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.
Director
Ronald Neame
Studio
Sumar Productions
Cast
Clifton Webb
as Lt. Cmdr. Ewen Montagu
Gloria Grahame
as Lucy Sherwood
Robert Flemyng
as Lt. George Acres
Josephine Griffin
as Pam
Stephen Boyd
as Patrick O'Reilly
Laurence Naismith
as Adm. Cross
Geoffrey Keen
as Gen. Nye
Moultrie Kelsall
as The Father
Cyril Cusack
as Taxi Driver
André Morell
as Sir Bernard Spilsbury
Michael Hordern
as Gen. Coburn
Allan Cuthbertson
as Vice-Admiral
Where to Watch
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Movie Facts
Release Year
1956
Runtime
1h 43m
Language
English
Rating
7 / 10
Production Companies
Sumar Productions
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Where can I watch The Man Who Never Was?▼
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What is The Man Who Never Was about?▼
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.
Who directed The Man Who Never Was?▼
The Man Who Never Was was directed by Ronald Neame and released in 1956. It is a thriller, war, drama, history film.
How long is The Man Who Never Was?▼
The Man Who Never Was has a runtime of 1 hours and 43 minutes (103 minutes total).
Who stars in The Man Who Never Was?▼
The cast of The Man Who Never Was includes Clifton Webb as Lt. Cmdr. Ewen Montagu, Gloria Grahame as Lucy Sherwood, Robert Flemyng as Lt. George Acres, Josephine Griffin as Pam, Stephen Boyd as Patrick O'Reilly and more.
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