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The Man Who Never Was (1956)

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

  • Apr 3, 1956
  • 1h 43m
  • NR

7.0/10

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96 votes on TMDB

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About This Movie

The Man Who Never Was is a 1956 thriller and war film directed by Ronald Neame. Its leading cast includes Clifton Webb, Gloria Grahame and Robert Flemyng. It runs for 1 hour 43 minutes.

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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Time needed
1 hour 43 minutes
Age rating (US)
NR
Language
English
Audience signal
7.0/10 from 96 TMDB votes

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Cast

  • Clifton Webb Lt. Cmdr. Ewen Montagu
  • Gloria Grahame Lucy Sherwood
  • Robert Flemyng Lt. George Acres
  • Josephine Griffin Pam
  • Stephen Boyd Patrick O'Reilly
  • Laurence Naismith Adm. Cross
  • Geoffrey Keen Gen. Nye
  • Moultrie Kelsall The Father
  • Cyril Cusack Taxi Driver
  • André Morell Sir Bernard Spilsbury
  • Michael Hordern Gen. Coburn
  • Allan Cuthbertson Vice-Admiral
  • Joan Hickson Landlady
  • Terence Longdon Larry
  • Gibb McLaughlin Porter
  • Miles Malleson Scientist
  • William Russell Joe
  • William Squire Lt. Jewell

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