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Director:
Jack Smight
Writers:
Peter Stone (writer)
Frank Tarloff (screenplay)
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Release Date:
29 February 1968 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | War more
Tagline:
It's not who you con. It's how you do it.
Plot:
When 5 allied generals are captured in Italy in WW II, it is a propaganda nightmare for the Allies.... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
An enjoyable, light comedy more (11 total)

Cast

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Paul Newman ... Pvt. Harry Frigg
Sylva Koscina ... Countess Francesca De Montefiore
Andrew Duggan ... Gen. Newton Armstrong
Tom Bosley ... Gen. Roscoe Pennypacker
John Williams ... Gen. Francis Mayhew
Charles Gray ... Gen. Adrian Cox-Roberts
Vito Scotti ... Col. Enrico Ferrucci
Jacques Roux ... Gen. Andre Rochambeau
Werner Peters ... Maj. von Steignitz
James Gregory ... Gen. Homer Prentiss
Fabrizio Mioni ... Lt. Rossano
Johnny Haymer ... Sgt. Pozzallo
Norman Fell ... Capt. Stanley
Buck Henry ... Stockade Commandant
Horst Ebersberg ... Lt. Gruber
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
110 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
West Germany:6 (nf) | Iceland:L | Finland:K-12 | Norway:12 | USA:Unrated
Filming Locations:
Sierra Madre, California, USA
Company:
Albion Film Corp. (I) more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Johnny Haymer's film debut. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: The signage, both the title on the office door in London and the Dymo tape labels on the generator switches in the German POW camp are of a type that did not come into use until after the war. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "The Simpsons: The Secret War of Lisa Simpson (#8.25)" (1997) more

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6 out of 10 people found the following comment useful.
An enjoyable, light comedy, 10 October 2000
8/10
Author: Robert Reynolds (minniemato@hotmail.com) from Tucson AZ

I admit this is not the best thing Paul Newman has done. But it's an entertaining little comedy that is charming and quirky in its own special way. There are plenty of familiar faces, particularly if you watched lots of television in the '60's and '70's. A move that's a bit rough around the edges but still well worth watching on it's own merits.

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