Directed by:
John GuillerminScreenplay:
Bryan ForbesCinematography:
Basil EmmottComposer:
John AddisonCast:
John Mills, Cecil Parker, Patrick Allen, Patrick Holt, Leslie Phillips, Michael Hordern, Marius Goring, Duncan Lamont, James Hayter, Sidney James (more)VOD (1)
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Classic movie directed by John Guillermin. It is based on the true story of one of the best intelligence operations of World War II. An actor, trained by Major Harvey (John Mills), is seconded to impersonate General Montgomery on a tour of North Africa. The plan is to divert the Germans' attentions away from the real "Monty" and his plans for D-Day. Starring the real life actor and lookalike M.E. Clifton James and a formidable supporting cast including Cecil Parker, Leslie Phillips, Bryan Forbes and John Le Mesurier, this is a gripping retelling of those fateful few weeks before the Normandy campaign. (StudioCanal UK)
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Cecil Parker
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