The Man Who Never Was (1956)

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.

Directing:
  • Ronald Neame

Writing:
  • Nigel Balchin
  • Ewen Montagu

Stars:
Release Date: 1956-04-03
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  • Country: GB
  • Language: English | Latin | Español | Deutsch
  • Runtime: 103

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Everley Gregg
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Lloyd Lamble
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Brian Oulton
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John Welsh
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Winston Churchill (voice)
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