Very Important Person
6.7
“Even the GERMAN ARMY couldn't fight this...”
Sir Ernest Pease is a self-important scientist sent undercover on a bombing mission to monitor the effectiveness of his latest invention, a new-fangled radar. When the plane is attacked, he parachutes to safety — only to be sent to a POW camp, where he takes on the alias of Lieutenant Farrow. There, the somewhat happy-go-lucky bunch of Brits suspect their acerbic new fellow prisoner of being a spy, and all sorts of culture clashes and misunderstandings ensue.
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Cast
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James Robertson Justice
Sir Ernest "Lieutenant M.J. Farrow, RN" Pease, KBE, FRS
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Leslie Phillips
Flying Officer Jimmy Cooper
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Stanley Baxter
Flying Officer S. "Jock" Everett / Major Stamfel
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Eric Sykes
Sports Officer Willoughby
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Richard Wattis
Entertainments Officer Woodcock
Known for
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Godfrey Winn
Self
Known for
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Colin Gordon
Briggs
Known for
The Pink Panther
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John Le Mesurier
Escape Officer Piggott
Known for
Dad's Army
Jabberwocky
Norman Bird
Senior British Officer Travers
Known for
The Lord of the Rings
Fawlty Towers
Jeremy Lloyd
Flight Lieutenant J.J. "Bonzo" Baines, DFC
Known for
School for Scoundrels
John Forrest
Lieutenant Hans "'Grassy' Green" Kringling
Known for
Great Expectations
Jean Cadell
Mrs. MacDougall
Known for
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Ken Annakin Director · David Ambrose Writer Alexandre Dumas Author
United States release July 29, 1962 · Produced in United Kingdom · Languages English, Spanish
Production
Independent Artists
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
United Kingdom · April 24, 1961
Theatrical
United States · July 29, 1962
Theatrical
France
February 16, 1962 · Theatrical
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