The Man Who Never Was
“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
27 people
Clifton Webb
Lt. Cmdr. Ewen Montagu
Known for
Laura
Titanic
Gloria Grahame
Lucy Sherwood
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In a Lonely Place
It's a Wonderful Life
Robert Flemyng
Lt. George Acres
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Funny Face
The Storyteller: Greek Myths
Josephine Griffin
Pam
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The Purple Plain
Stephen Boyd
Patrick O'Reilly
Known for
Ben-Hur
Fantastic Voyage
Laurence Naismith
Adm. Cross
Known for
The Persuaders!
Jason and the Argonauts
Geoffrey Keen
Gen. Nye
Known for
The Spy Who Loved Me
Taste the Blood of Dracula
Moultrie Kelsall
The Father
Known for
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
Greyfriars Bobby
Cyril Cusack
Taxi Driver
Known for
Jesus of Nazareth
Nineteen Eighty-Four
André Morell
Sir Bernard Spilsbury
Known for
The Bridge on the River Kwai
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Michael Hordern
Gen. Coburn
Known for
Shōgun
Where Eagles Dare
Allan Cuthbertson
Vice-Admiral
Known for
Edge of Darkness
Fawlty Towers
Ronald Neame Director · Nigel Balchin Screenplay Ewen Montagu Author
United States release April 3, 1956 · Produced in United Kingdom · Languages English, German, Latin, Spanish
Production
Sumar Productions
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German · Latin · Spanish
Release dates
United Kingdom · March 14, 1956
Premiere · London
United States · April 3, 1956
Theatrical · New York City, New York
Germany
June 15, 1956 · Theatrical · Centfox
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