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The Man Who Never Was

The Man Who Never Was (1956)

Drama, Thriller, War, Historical, Mystery | UK, United States

Director: Ronald Neame

BBC2 | Sunday 29 October 2023 | 12:30

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Monday 2 January 2023 12:40

Saturday 26 March 2022 18:50

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Saturday 1 January 2022 18:50

Rating: 7.4/10

SYNOPSIS

Espionage story of a British intelligence officer who plans an elaborate hoax in the spring of 1943 to fool the Germans into thinking the Allies are about to invade Greece, not Sicily. The plan calls for the navy to float a dead body carrying false identification and information so that the Germans will pick it up. The first part of the mission succeeds, but will the Nazis take the bait?

Actors

Voice: Peter Sellers

Writer: Ewen Montagu, Nigel Balchin

Producer: André Hakim, Bob McNaught

RUNTIME: 103 min

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