The Man Who Never Was (1956)
The Man Who Never Was (1956)
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.

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Cast

Clifton Webb Clifton Webb As: Lt. Cmdr. Ewen Montagu
Gloria Grahame Gloria Grahame As: Lucy Sherwood
Robert Flemyng Robert Flemyng As: Lt. George Acres
Josephine Griffin Josephine Griffin As: Pam
Stephen Boyd Stephen Boyd As: Patrick O'Reilly
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: The most fiendish plot ever conceived! The most amazing "human being" ever created! The most diabolical phantom--
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Thriller, War, Drama, History

Language: English, Latin, Español, Deutsch

Release Date: 03 April 1956

Country: GB

Runtime: 103m

Company Credits

Company: Sumar Productions

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Cast

Clifton Webb

Clifton Webb

Lt. Cmdr. Ewen Montagu

Gloria Grahame

Gloria Grahame

Lucy Sherwood

Robert Flemyng

Robert Flemyng

Lt. George Acres

Josephine Griffin

Josephine Griffin

Pam

Stephen Boyd

Stephen Boyd

Patrick O'Reilly

Laurence Naismith

Laurence Naismith

Adm. Cross

Geoffrey Keen

Geoffrey Keen

Gen. Nye

Moultrie Kelsall

Moultrie Kelsall

The Father

Cyril Cusack

Cyril Cusack

Taxi Driver

André Morell

André Morell

Sir Bernard Spilsbury

Michael Hordern

Michael Hordern

Gen. Coburn

Allan Cuthbertson

Allan Cuthbertson

Vice-Admiral

Joan Hickson

Joan Hickson

Landlady

Terence Longdon

Terence Longdon

Larry

Gibb McLaughlin

Gibb McLaughlin

Porter

Miles Malleson

Miles Malleson

Scientist

William Russell

William Russell

Joe

William Squire

William Squire

Lt. Jewell

Richard Wattis

Richard Wattis

Shop Assistant

Ronald Adam

Ronald Adam

Adams

Robert Brown

Robert Brown

French

Everley Gregg

Everley Gregg

Club Matron (uncredited)

Lloyd Lamble

Lloyd Lamble

Passport Officer (uncredited)

Brian Oulton

Brian Oulton

Wills Officer (uncredited)

John Welsh

John Welsh

Bank Manager

Peter Sellers

Peter Sellers

Winston Churchill (voice)

Directed By

Ronald Neame

Ronald Neame

Director

Gerry O'Hara

Gerry O'Hara

Assistant Director

Erica Masters

Erica Masters

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Bob McNaught

Bob McNaught

Associate Producer

André Hakim

André Hakim

Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Harold Fletcher

Harold Fletcher

Makeup Artist

Sound

Alan Rawsthorne

Alan Rawsthorne

Original Music Composer

Winston Ryder

Winston Ryder

Sound Editor

Basil Fenton-Smith

Basil Fenton-Smith

Sound Mixer

Muir Mathieson

Muir Mathieson

Conductor

J.B. Smith

J.B. Smith

Sound Mixer

Visual Effects

Tom Howard

Tom Howard

Visual Effects

Camera

Oswald Morris

Oswald Morris

Director of Photography

Arthur Ibbetson

Arthur Ibbetson

Camera Operator

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

John Hawkesworth

John Hawkesworth

Art Direction

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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