Poster for the movie The Man Who Never Was

The Man Who Never Was

1956 • 103 minutes
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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.

Picture of Clifton Webb

Clifton Webb

Lt. Cmdr. Ewen Montagu

Picture of Gloria Grahame

Gloria Grahame

Lucy Sherwood

Picture of Robert Flemyng

Robert Flemyng

Lt. George Acres

Picture of Josephine Griffin

Josephine Griffin

Pam

Picture of Stephen Boyd

Stephen Boyd

Patrick O'Reilly

Picture of Laurence Naismith

Laurence Naismith

Adm. Cross

Picture of Geoffrey Keen

Geoffrey Keen

Gen. Nye

Picture of Moultrie Kelsall

Moultrie Kelsall

The Father

Picture of Cyril Cusack

Cyril Cusack

Taxi Driver

Picture of André Morell

André Morell

Sir Bernard Spilsbury

Picture of Michael Hordern

Michael Hordern

Gen. Coburn

Picture of Allan Cuthbertson

Allan Cuthbertson

Vice-Admiral

Picture of Joan Hickson

Joan Hickson

Landlady

Picture of Terence Longdon

Terence Longdon

Larry

Picture of Gibb McLaughlin

Gibb McLaughlin

Porter

Picture of Miles Malleson

Miles Malleson

Scientist

Picture of William Russell

William Russell

Joe

Picture of William Squire

William Squire

Lt. Jewell

Picture of Richard Wattis

Richard Wattis

Shop Assistant

Picture of Ronald Adam

Ronald Adam

Adams

Picture of Robert Brown

Robert Brown

French

Picture of Everley Gregg

Everley Gregg

Club Matron (uncredited)

Picture of Lloyd Lamble

Lloyd Lamble

Passport Officer (uncredited)

Picture of Brian Oulton

Brian Oulton

Wills Officer (uncredited)

Picture of John Welsh

John Welsh

Bank Manager

Picture of Peter Sellers

Peter Sellers

Winston Churchill (voice)