The Man Who Never Was

The Man Who Never Was

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

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Release Date

4/3/1956

Runtime

103 mins

Overview

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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A meticulously plotted wartime thriller based on a true military deception, where the success of an audacious scheme hinges on the smallest details falling into place. It's a cerebral, methodical study in strategic cunning and the human cost of warfare's elaborate games.

Mood

TenseContemplativeDefiant

Themes

War

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Steady

Look

NaturalisticDocumentary-like

Structure

Linear

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