The Square Peg
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Norman Pitkin and Mr Grimsdale are council workmen mending the road outside an Army base when they come into conflict with the military. Shortly afterwards, they get drafted and fall into the clutches of the Sergeant they have just bested. They are sent to France to repair roads in front of the Allied advance but get captured. Pitkin takes advantage of a useful similarity to impersonate General Schreiber and manages to return a hero
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Cast
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Norman Wisdom
Private Norman Pitkin / General Otto Schreiber
Known for
Five Children and It
Honor Blackman
Junior Commander Lesley Cartland
Known for
Goldfinger
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
Edward Chapman
Private Wilfred Grimsdale
Known for
Things to Come
Murder!
Campbell Singer
Sergeant Loder
Known for
The Titfield Thunderbolt
Hattie Jacques
Gretchen
Known for
Carry On Cabby
School for Scoundrels
Brian Worth
Henri Le Blanc
Known for
Scrooge
An Inspector Calls
Terence Alexander
Captain Wharton
Known for
The Day of the Jackal
The One That Got Away
John Warwick
Colonel Layton
Also in
The Face at the Window
The Ticket of Leave Man
Arnold Bell
General Hunt
Known for
The Curse of the Fly
Victor Beaumont
Jogenkraut
Known for
Where Eagles Dare
André Maranne
Jean-Claude
Known for
A Shot in the Dark
Fawlty Towers
Frank Williams
Captain Ford
Known for
Dad's Army
House of Cards
John Paddy Carstairs Director · Jack Davies Screenplay Norman Wisdom Screenplay
First release December 4, 1958 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
The Rank Organisation
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · December 4, 1958
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Russia
September 26, 1960 · Theatrical
June 25, 1990 · Theatrical · (re-release)
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