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During World War II, a British actor impersonates Field Marshal Montgomery in order to confuse German intelligence.During World War II, a British actor impersonates Field Marshal Montgomery in order to confuse German intelligence.During World War II, a British actor impersonates Field Marshal Montgomery in order to confuse German intelligence.
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M.E. Clifton James
- M.E. Clifton James
- (as M. E. Clifton James)
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Kenneth J. Warren
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- (as Kenneth Warren)
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- TriviaThe screenplay omits David Niven's part in the real operation. It was he, working for the Army's film unit as a Lieutenant Colonel, who first made contact with M.E. Clifton James. His role is taken in this movie by Major Harvey (Sir John Mills).
- GoofsSoldiers refer to the Queen's Regulations, whereas at this time they should be the King's Regulations (King George VI).
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Civilian: [angrily after bumping into James outside a cinema] Why don't you watch where you're going! Who do you think you are?
Major Harvey: [to James after the two of them and Logan walk away from the man] Yes, who do you think you are? Monty?
[the three of them start to laugh as they continue walking along the crowded street]
- Crazy creditsThe story you are about to see is the story of one of the boldest deceptions of our time in which Meyrick Clifton James, late of Her Majesty's Pay Corps, re-enacts his own real-life role. The Producer is deeply grateful to H. E. The Governor and Commander-in-Chief and those member of the Administration and Services at Gibraltar in March 1958, who rendered their invaluable assistance in the reconstruction of certain scenes of this film.
- ConnectionsReferenced in The Avengers: Epic (1967)
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I was particularly tickled by the sight of James,as himself,during his training in a sequence where he observes himself,as Monty in order to study his demeanour,walk & mannerisms, before the real masquerade. Now that's acting! The news theatre at the end where Mills & James watch the newsreel was clearly the former Times by Baker St underground & close to Madame Tussauds. Would make a good double feature to support "The Man Who Never Was" - a similar intelligence con to mislead the Nazis on plans for the invasion of Europe. Probably the biggest laugh comes from the icy and withering remarks of John Le Mesurier (as James' adjutant)on his contempt for the acting profession, in a brief early scene where he initially reports for "duty" as a lowly corporal.
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- Sep 10, 2009
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- Runtime1 hour 41 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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