Film
Very Important Person
1961 · 1h 38m · War · Comedy
Even the GERMAN ARMY couldn't fight this...
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Overview
Sir Ernest Pease is a self-important scientist sent undercover on a bombing mission to monitor the effectiveness of his latest invention, a new-fangled radar. When the plane is attacked, he parachutes to safety — only to be sent to a POW camp, where he takes on the alias of Lieutenant Farrow. There, the somewhat happy-go-lucky bunch of Brits suspect their acerbic new fellow prisoner of being a spy, and all sorts of culture clashes and misunderstandings ensue.
Cast
James Robertson Justice
Sir Ernest "Lieutenant M.J. Farrow, RN" Pease, KBE, FRS
Leslie Phillips
Flying Officer Jimmy Cooper
Stanley Baxter
Flying Officer S. "Jock" Everett / Major Stamfel
Eric Sykes
Sports Officer Willoughby
Richard Wattis
Entertainments Officer Woodcock
Godfrey Winn
Self
Colin Gordon
Briggs
John Le Mesurier
Escape Officer Piggott
Norman Bird
Senior British Officer Travers
Jeremy Lloyd
Flight Lieutenant J.J. "Bonzo" Baines, DFC
John Forrest
Lieutenant Hans "'Grassy' Green" Kringling
Jean Cadell
Mrs. MacDougall
Peter Myers
Flying Officer P.R. Shaw
Ronnie Stevens
Hankley
Ronald Leigh-Hunt
Clynes
Steve Plytas
Luftwaffe Officer
Crew
- Ken AnnakinDirector
- David AmbroseWriter
- Alexandre DumasNovel
- Manfred ThurauProducer
- Ted RichmondExecutive Producer
- Jack CardiffDirector of Photography
- Riz OrtolaniOriginal Music Composer
Details
- Release date
- April 24, 1961
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Rated
- G
- Genres
- War, Comedy
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