The most fiendish plot ever conceived! The most amazing "human being" ever created! The most diabolical phantom--
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.
The Man Who Never Was (1956) is a thriller, war, drama and history film directed by Ronald Neame, released on April 3, 1956 with a runtime of 1h 43m. It stars Clifton Webb, Gloria Grahame, Robert Flemyng and Josephine Griffin. Viewers rate it 7.0 out of 10 across 95 ratings.
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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
Directed by Ronald Neame, written by Nigel Balchin and Ewen Montagu, produced by André Hakim.
Average viewer score of 7.0/10 from 95 ratings.
A bit like "I Was Monty's Double" (1958), this is a clever tale of British counter-espionage based on a true story. An RNVR officer Ewan Montagu (Clifton Webb) hits on the idea of arranging for the body of a senior British officer to be washed up on the shores of Spain complete with a whole set of falsified documents designed to mislead the Nazis into thinking that Greece was a target for invasion from N. Africa…
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The main cast of The Man Who Never Was (1956) includes Clifton Webb, Gloria Grahame, Robert Flemyng, Josephine Griffin and Stephen Boyd. The film was directed by Ronald Neame. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Man Who Never Was was released on April 3, 1956 and runs for 1h 43m.
The Man Who Never Was (1956) holds an average rating of 7.0 out of 10 from 95 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy thriller, war and drama films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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