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The Square Peg

The Square Peg

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 4, 1958

Runtime

1h 29m

Genres

War, Comedy

User Score

63%

Original Title

The Square Peg

Production Companies

The Rank Organisation

Director

John Paddy Carstairs

Description

Norman Pitkin and Mr Grimsdale are council workmen mending the road outside an Army base when they come into conflict with the military. Shortly afterwards, they get drafted and fall into the clutches of the Sergeant they have just bested. They are sent to France to repair roads in front of the Allied advance but get captured. Pitkin takes advantage of a useful similarity to impersonate General Schreiber and manages to return a hero