The Man Who Never Was

The Man Who Never Was

1956 · 1h 43m

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Directed by Ronald Neame

Synopsis

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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Released
3 April 1956
Runtime
1h 43m
Director
Ronald Neame
Writers
Nigel Balchin
Countries
United Kingdom
Languages
English, German, Latin, Spanish
Production
Sumar Productions

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