The Man Who Never Was (1956)

The Man Who Never Was (1956)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1956-04-03 United Kingdom 103 Min. PG-13
7 92 votes
Thriller, War, Drama, History

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.

Cast

Clifton Webb is Lt. Cmdr. Ewen Montagu
Lt. Cmdr. Ewen Montagu
Gloria Grahame is Lucy Sherwood
Lucy Sherwood
Robert Flemyng is Lt. George Acres
Lt. George Acres
Josephine Griffin is Pam
Pam
Stephen Boyd is Patrick O'Reilly
Patrick O'Reilly
Laurence Naismith is Adm. Cross
Adm. Cross
Geoffrey Keen is Gen. Nye
Gen. Nye
Moultrie Kelsall is The Father
The Father
Cyril Cusack is Taxi Driver
Taxi Driver
André Morell is Sir Bernard Spilsbury
Sir Bernard Spilsbury
Michael Hordern is Gen. Coburn
Gen. Coburn
Allan Cuthbertson is Vice-Admiral
Vice-Admiral
Joan Hickson is Landlady
Landlady
Terence Longdon is Larry
Larry
Gibb McLaughlin is Porter
Porter
Miles Malleson is Scientist
Scientist
William Russell is Joe
Joe
William Squire is Lt. Jewell
Lt. Jewell
Richard Wattis is Shop Assistant
Shop Assistant
Ronald Adam is Adams
Adams
Robert Brown is French
French
Everley Gregg is Club Matron (uncredited)
Club Matron (uncredited)
Lloyd Lamble is Passport Officer (uncredited)
Passport Officer (uncredited)
Brian Oulton is Wills Officer (uncredited)
Wills Officer (uncredited)
John Welsh is Bank Manager
Bank Manager
Peter Sellers is Winston Churchill (voice)
Winston Churchill (voice)

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