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I Was Monty's Double

The Gigantic Hoax of World War II
Oct 21, 1958 · 1h 41m
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War
Drama

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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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CAST

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
Directed by John Guillermin

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
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Production
Associated British Picture Corporation
Country
GB

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