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The Square Peg

1958 | 89m | English

(1722 votes)

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Popularity: 3 (history)

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Norman Pitkin and Mr Grimsdale are council workmen mending the road outside an Army base when they come into conflict with the military. Shortly afterwards, they get drafted and fall into the clutches of the Sergeant they have just bested. They are sent to France to repair roads in front of the Allied advance but get captured. Pitkin takes advantage of a useful similarity to impersonate General Schreiber and manages to return a hero
Release Date: Dec 04, 1958
Director: John Paddy Carstairs
Writer: Norman Wisdom, Jack Davies, Henry Blyth, Eddie Leslie
Genres: Comedy, War
Keywords world war ii, army base
Production Companies The Rank Organisation
Box Office Revenue: $0
Budget: $0
Updates Updated: Aug 03, 2024
Entered: Apr 21, 2024
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Name Character
Norman Wisdom Norman Pitkin / General Schreiber
Edward Chapman Mr Grimsdale
Honor Blackman Lesley Cartland
Campbell Singer Sergeant Loder
Hattie Jacques Gretchen
Brian Worth Henri Le Blanc
Frank Williams Captain Ford
Terence Alexander Captain Wharton
John Warwick Colonel Layton
Arnold Bell General Hunt
Robert Desmond Sentry (uncredited)
André Maranne Jean-Claude
John G. Heller German Officer at Gatepost
Michael Collins Airman Handing Out Tea (uncredited)
Oliver Reed (uncredited)
Brian Wilde New Recruit (uncredited)
Name Job
Norman Wisdom Screenplay
John Paddy Carstairs Director
Jack Davies Screenplay
Henry Blyth Screenplay
Eddie Leslie Screenplay
Susan Dyson Continuity
Mike Fox Clapper Loader
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