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The Man Who Never Was

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

Duration

1h 43m

Release

3 Apr 1956

Country

United StatesUnited Kingdom

Language

English

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.

Plot

In order to fool the Germans into thinking the Allied invasion of Sicily will take place elsewhere, British Military Intelligence comes up with a cunning ruse.

Cast

Clifton WebbGloria GrahameRobert Flemyng

Ratings

Internet Movie Database: 7.4/10Rotten Tomatoes: 88%

Details

Director

Ronald Neame

Writers

Nigel BalchinEwen Montagu

Awards

Won 1 BAFTA Award2 wins & 4 nominations total

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