The Man Who Never Was

1h 43min

Thriller

War

Drama

History

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

Clifton Webb

Clifton Webb

Lt. Cmdr. Ewen Montagu
Gloria Grahame

Gloria Grahame

Lucy Sherwood
Robert Flemyng

Robert Flemyng

Lt. George Acres
Stephen Boyd

Stephen Boyd

Patrick O'Reilly
Cyril Cusack

Cyril Cusack

Taxi Driver
André Morell

André Morell

Sir Bernard Spilsbury
Michael Hordern

Michael Hordern

Gen. Coburn
Allan Cuthbertson

Allan Cuthbertson

Vice-Admiral
Joan Hickson

Joan Hickson

Landlady
William Squire

William Squire

Lt. Jewell
Richard Wattis

Richard Wattis

Shop Assistant
Everley Gregg

Everley Gregg

Club Matron (uncredited)
Lloyd Lamble

Lloyd Lamble

Passport Officer (uncredited)
Brian Oulton

Brian Oulton

Wills Officer (uncredited)
John Welsh

John Welsh

Bank Manager
Peter Sellers

Peter Sellers

Winston Churchill (voice)

Release date

3rd Apr 1956

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English, Deutsch, Latin, Español