I Was Monty's Double
The Gigantic Hoax of World War II
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10/21/1958Runtime
101 minsOverview
The incredible but true story of how an impersonator was recruited to impersonate General Montgomery to mislead the Germans about his intentions before the North Africa campaign.
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A taut wartime thriller premised on an audacious deception: an actor becomes a body double for General Montgomery to fool the Nazis. The film finds both suspense and dark humor in the precarious gamble of impersonation at the highest stakes.
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John Mills
Major Harvey
Cecil Parker
Colonel E.F. Logan
M.E. Clifton James
Himself / General Montgomery
Marius Goring
Karl Nielson
Barbara Hicks
Hester
Bryan Forbes
Butterfield
Sidney James
Porter YMCA
Michael Hordern
Governor of Gibralter
Vera Day
Angela
Patrick Allen
Col. Mathers
Patrick Holt
Col. Dawson
Leslie Phillips
Major Tennant
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