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The Man Who Never Was

The most fiendish plot ever conceived! The most amazing "human being" ever created! The most diabolical phantom--

1956 NR 1h 43m

DramaHistoryThrillerWar

7.0/10 TMDB Score96 votes · IMDb ↗

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.

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Original titleThe Man Who Never Was
Release dateApr 3, 1956
StatusReleased
Original languageEN
CountryUnited Kingdom
Certification (US)NR
Keywordsworld war ii, bank, dead body

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★ 7.0/10

96 votes on TMDB. IMDb ratings are shown on IMDb itself — view this title on IMDb ↗.

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What is The Man Who Never Was about?

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.

When was The Man Who Never Was released?

The Man Who Never Was was released on Apr 3, 1956 (status: Released).

Who directed The Man Who Never Was?

Ronald Neame directed The Man Who Never Was.

What is the TMDB rating of The Man Who Never Was?

The Man Who Never Was has a TMDB rating of 7.0/10 from 96 votes.