The Man Who Never Was

The Man Who Never Was

Release date : April 3, 1956
Runtime : 1h 43m
Countries of origin : United Kingdom /
Original Language : English / Spanish / Latin / German /
Director : Ronald Neame /
Writers : Nigel Balchin / Ewen Montagu /
Production companies : Sumar Productions /
April 3, 1956 1h 43m United Kingdom Thriller English More
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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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  • title:The Man Who Never Was
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 1956
  • Runtime:1h 43m
  • Genres: Thriller · War · Drama · History ·
  • Countries of origin: United Kingdom ·
  • Original Language: English · Spanish · Latin · German ·
  • Director: Ronald Neame /
  • Writers: Nigel Balchin · Ewen Montagu ·
  • Production companies: Sumar Productions ·
  • Overview: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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