Film

The Square Peg

1958 · 1h 29m · War · Comedy

IMDb

6.8

Norman Pitkin and Mr Grimsdale are council workmen mending the road outside an Army base when they come into conflict with the military. Shortly afterwards, they get drafted and fall into the clutches of the Sergeant they have just bested. They are sent to France to repair roads in front of the Allied advance but get captured. Pitkin takes advantage of a useful similarity to impersonate General Schreiber and manages to return a hero

Norman Wisdom

Private Norman Pitkin / General Otto Schreiber

Honor Blackman

Junior Commander Lesley Cartland

Edward Chapman

Private Wilfred Grimsdale

Campbell Singer

Sergeant Loder

Hattie Jacques

Gretchen

Brian Worth

Henri Le Blanc

Terence Alexander

Captain Wharton

John Warwick

Colonel Layton

Arnold Bell

General Hunt

Victor Beaumont

Jogenkraut

André Maranne

Jean-Claude

Frank Williams

Captain Ford

Eddie Leslie

Medical Officer

Richard Marner

German Officer

John G. Heller

German Officer at Gatepost

Roger Avon

Workman (uncredited)

• John Paddy CarstairsDirector
• Jack DaviesScreenplay
• Eddie LeslieScreenplay
• Henry BlythScreenplay
• Norman WisdomScreenplay

Release date

December 4, 1958

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 29m

Rated

U

Genres

War, Comedy

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