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Feature film — 1956

The Man Who Never Was (1956)

7.01h 43mThriller — War — Drama — History

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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A high-signal pick with 97 votes.

Sumar Productions

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Director: Ronald Neame

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Cast & crew

Clifton Webb as Lt. Cmdr. Ewen Montagu

Clifton Webb

Lt. Cmdr. Ewen Montagu

Gloria Grahame as Lucy Sherwood

Gloria Grahame

Lucy Sherwood

Robert Flemyng as Lt. George Acres

Robert Flemyng

Lt. George Acres

Josephine Griffin as Pam

Josephine Griffin

Pam

Stephen Boyd as Patrick O'Reilly

Stephen Boyd

Patrick O'Reilly

Laurence Naismith as Adm. Cross

Laurence Naismith

Adm. Cross

Geoffrey Keen as Gen. Nye

Geoffrey Keen

Gen. Nye

Moultrie Kelsall as The Father

Moultrie Kelsall

The Father

Cyril Cusack as Taxi Driver

Cyril Cusack

Taxi Driver

André Morell as Sir Bernard Spilsbury

André Morell

Sir Bernard Spilsbury

Michael Hordern as Gen. Coburn

Michael Hordern

Gen. Coburn

Allan Cuthbertson as Vice-Admiral

Allan Cuthbertson

Vice-Admiral

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