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I Was Monty's Double

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I Was Monty's Double

The Gigantic Hoax of World War II

6.9

1h 41m

1958

“The Gigantic Hoax of World War II”

Synopsis

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.

Director

John Guillermin

Trailer

WarDrama

black and white

Cast & Crew

John Mills

John Mills

as Major Harvey

Cecil Parker

Cecil Parker

as Colonel E.F. Logan

M.E. Clifton James

as Himself / General Montgomery

Marius Goring

Marius Goring

as Karl Nielson

Barbara Hicks

Barbara Hicks

as Hester

Bryan Forbes

Bryan Forbes

as Butterfield

Sidney James

Sidney James

as Porter YMCA

Michael Hordern

Michael Hordern

as Governor of Gibralter

Vera Day

Vera Day

as Angela

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