The Square Peg

The Square Peg

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Release Date

12/4/1958

Runtime

89 mins

Genres

Overview

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

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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A dizzy British farce that weaponizes slapstick and mistaken identity against military hierarchy, turning wartime bumbling into cheerful anarchy. Two working-class misfits stumble from one ridiculous situation to the next with the casual logic of a music hall sketch.

Mood

PlayfulAbsurd

Themes

IdentityClass

Tone

Comedic

Pacing

Brisk

Look

Black and whiteNaturalistic

Structure

Linear

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