Directed by:
John GuillerminScreenplay:
Bryan ForbesCinematography:
Basil EmmottComposer:
John AddisonCast:
John Mills, Cecil Parker, Patrick Allen, Patrick Holt, Leslie Phillips, Michael Hordern, Marius Goring, Duncan Lamont, James Hayter, Sidney James (more)Plots(1)
If official documentation didn't exist, we'd never believe a fantastic yarn like I Was Monty's Double. Actor M.E. Clifton James plays himself, a British stock-company actor who becomes an unsung hero during World War II. It seems that James, serving his country as a junior officer, is the exact double of General Montgomery. Major John Mills trains James to impersonate Montgomery to the last detail, then sends the actor on a tour of North Africa, the better to divert the German's attentions away from the real "Monty." Based on James' own written reminiscences, I Was Monty's Double was released in the U.S. under the baffling title Hell, Heaven or Hoboken! (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
John Mills
UK
Cecil Parker
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Patrick Allen
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Patrick Holt
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Leslie Phillips
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Michael Hordern
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Marius Goring
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Duncan Lamont
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James Hayter
India
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Sidney James
South Africa
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Victor Maddern
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Alfie Bass
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John Le Mesurier
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Walter Gotell
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Bryan Forbes
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Steven Berkoff
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Patrick Connor
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Edward Judd
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Allan Cuthbertson
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Max Faulkner
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