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The Man Who Never Was

Play trailer Poster for The Man Who Never Was 1956,  1h 43m,  Drama/ War Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 88% 8 Reviews Tomatometer 84% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
88% Tomatometer 8 Reviews 84% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
As the British military prepares to invade Sicily during World War II, intelligence agent Ewen Montagu (Clifton Webb) hatches a cunning plan to fool Germany into believing the Allies' true target is Greece. Concocting a fictitious British officer named Maj. William Martin, Montagu gathers false top-secret documents and personal letters to plant upon a corpse that will wash ashore in Spain. But the investigations of a German undercover agent (Stephen Boyd) could potentially expose the fraud.

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Joe Clay The Times (UK) Oct 30, 2023
Ronald Neame’s superior Second World War espionage drama recounts the story of Operation Mincemeat. Go to Full Review
Bosley Crowther New York Times Mar 25, 2006
... The planning and execution of the trick lack suspense. They run off with documentary precision, undisturbed by any seemingly insuperable checks. Go to Full Review
Clyde Gilmour Maclean's Magazine Jan 8, 2020
A superior spy thriller, based on Ewen Montagu's true story... Go to Full Review
Pablo Villaça Cinema em Cena Nov 26, 2006
4/5
Inspirado numa fascinante histria real, o filme mantm a sobriedade em quase toda sua durao, permitindo que acompanhemos as inteligentes aes de britnicos e alemes para confundir uns aos outros. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Aug 14, 2005
3/5
Robin Clifford Reeling Reviews Mar 9, 2004
4/5
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Ron G Jan 7, 2019 True story that had to be good. Well made and convincing. We feel an urgency. The only flaw is the ending where they shortcut the importance of the trick. See more
Albus W May 20, 2017 This is a brilliant espionage film.
George R Apr 7, 2017 Great film, thoughtful plot paired with good acting.
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Cast & Crew

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Ronald Neame

Director

Clifton Webb

Lt. Cmdr. Ewen Montagu

Gloria Grahame

Lucy Sherwood

Robert Flemyng

Lt. George Acres

Stephen Boyd

Patrick O'Reilly

Josephine Griffin

Pam

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The Man Who Never Was

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Movie Info

Synopsis As the British military prepares to invade Sicily during World War II, intelligence agent Ewen Montagu (Clifton Webb) hatches a cunning plan to fool Germany into believing the Allies' true target is Greece. Concocting a fictitious British officer named Maj. William Martin, Montagu gathers false top-secret documents and personal letters to plant upon a corpse that will wash ashore in Spain. But the investigations of a German undercover agent (Stephen Boyd) could potentially expose the fraud.
Director
Ronald Neame
Producer
André Hakim
Screenwriter
Nigel Balchin, Ewen Montagu
Production Co
Sumar Productions
Genre
Drama, War
Original Language
British English
Release Date (DVD)
Jun 7, 2005
Runtime
1h 43m
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