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Director:
Writers:
Philip MacDonald (story)
Anthony Veiller (writer)
Release Date:
29 May 1963 (USA) more
Tagline:
5 Great Stars Challenge You to Guess the Disguised Roles they Play! more
Plot:
Messenger asks a friend to check into a list of names before leaving on a trip. When his plane is blown out of the sky... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
Was it that bad? more (39 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Tony Curtis | ... | Cameo | |
| Kirk Douglas | ... | George Brougham / Vicar Atlee / Mr. Pythian / Arthur Henderson | |
| Burt Lancaster | ... | Cameo | |
| Robert Mitchum | ... | Cameo | |
| Frank Sinatra | ... | Cameo | |
| George C. Scott | ... | Anthony Gethryn | |
| Dana Wynter | ... | Lady Jocelyn Bruttenholm | |
| Clive Brook | ... | Marquis of Gleneyre | |
| Gladys Cooper | ... | Mrs. Karoudjian | |
| Herbert Marshall | ... | Sir Wilfrid Lucas | |
| Jacques Roux | ... | Raoul Le Borg | |
| John Merivale | ... | Adrian Messenger | |
| Marcel Dalio | ... | Max Karoudjian | |
| Bernard Archard | ... | Insp. Pike | |
| Tony Huston | ... | Derek Bruttenholm (as Walter Anthony Huston) |
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98 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Norway:16 | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | Argentina:13 | West Germany:12 (nf)
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According to some reports, Frank Sinatra's heavily disguised cameo appearance in film was actually the work of facially similar actor Dave Willock; Sinatra only appeared at end of the film in unmasking sequence where he peeled off makeup. more
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Crew or equipment visible: During many of the horse-riding close-ups, a wire (presumably some kind of safety device) can be seen behind the actors. more
Movie Connections:
Spoofed in "Get Smart: The Mess of Adrian Listenger (#5.18)" (1970) more
FAQ
One of the makeups meant to be Kirk Douglas is clearly Jan Merlin. Does anyone know why Merlin was substituted for Douglas? Was Douglas' skin sensitive after wearing makeup so long that someone else needed to stand in for him?more
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Looking through the readers' comments, nobody seems to like this film very much. OK, so it is gimmicky, but that was the trend in the early sixties. I failed to spot most of the made-up stars as I assumed they would have been central to the plot, which most aren't. But the plot is unusual and interesting, and the film really shows what it's like to be in love when it seems unreturned (few others might describe this film as romantic, and yet it is one of the most realistically romantic films I've seen - one can really identify with the French "hero" on seeing his apparently superior rival). Also, Jerry Goldsmith's score is phenomenal. And, in his final "unmasking," is Kirk Douglas trying to suggest he was the George C. Scott character too? The resemblance is quite strong.