The Secret War of Harry Frigg
It's not who you con. It's how you do it.
1968 | 110m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Jack Smight |
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| Writer: | Frank Tarloff, Peter Stone |
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| When 5 allied generals are captured in Italy in WWII, it is a propaganda nightmare for the allies. The generals are all 1 star and refuse to take orders from each other in order to plan an escape. Harry Frigg is a private who has escaped from the guard house dozens of times. He is promoted to Major General and ordered to get the generals out once he is captured. Harry is willing to escape, but then he meets the countess... | |
| Release Date: | Feb 29, 1968 |
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| Director: | Jack Smight |
| Writer: | Frank Tarloff, Peter Stone |
| Genres: | Comedy, War |
| Keywords | italy, villa, world war ii, prisoner of war, countess |
| Production Companies | Universal Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 02, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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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 | Captain Stanley |
| Buck Henry | Stockade Commandant |
| Horst Ebersberg | Lt. Gruber |
| Richard X. Slattery | MP Sergeant |
| George Ives | Major |
| Name | Job |
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| Jack Smight | Director |
| Frank Tarloff | Writer |
| Peter Stone | Writer |
| Carlo Rustichelli | Original Music Composer |
| Russell Metty | Camera Operator |
| J. Terry Williams | Editor |
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