THE MAN WHO NEVER WAS (1956)

The Man Who Never Was
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The Man Who Never Was
The most fiendish plot ever conceived! The most amazing "human being" ever created! The most diabolical phantom--
Thriller, War, Drama, History
April 3, 1956
English
1h 43m
United States, England
Sumar Productions

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.

Cast & Characters

Clifton Webb

Lt. Cmdr. Ewen Montagu

Gloria Grahame

Lucy Sherwood

Robert Flemyng

Lt. George Acres

Stephen Boyd

Patrick O'Reilly

Cyril Cusack

Taxi Driver

André Morell

Sir Bernard Spilsbury

Michael Hordern

Gen. Coburn

Allan Cuthbertson

Vice-Admiral

Joan Hickson

Landlady

William Squire

Lt. Jewell

Richard Wattis

Shop Assistant

Everley Gregg

Club Matron (uncredited)

Lloyd Lamble

Passport Officer (uncredited)

Brian Oulton

Wills Officer (uncredited)

John Welsh

Bank Manager

Crew

Ronald Neame

Director

Nigel Balchin

Screenplay

Alan Rawsthorne

Original Music Composer

Oswald Morris

Director of Photography

André Hakim

Producer

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