A bit like "I Was Monty's Double" (1958), this is a clever tale of British counter-...
The Man Who Never Was
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.
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The Man Who Never Was
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Apr 3, 1956
Runtime
1h 43m
Genres
Thriller, War, Drama, History
User Score
70%
Original Title
The Man Who Never Was
Production Companies
Sumar Productions
Director
Ronald Neame
Description
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.