The Man Who Never Was
“The most fiendish plot ever conceived! The most amazing "human being" ever created! The most diabolical phantom--”
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Rating
(93 votes)
1h 43m
Runtime
1956
Released
4
Popularity
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.
Status
Released
Original Title
The Man Who Never Was
Release Date
1956-04-03
Languages
English, German, Latin, Spanish
Directors
Writers
Nigel BalchinScreenplay
