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The Secret War of Harry Frigg (1968)

1h 50m · 29 Feb 1968

It's not who you con. It's how you do it.

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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...

Movie ID7668
GenreComedy, War
DirectorJack Smight
Main castPaul Newman, Sylva Koscina, Andrew Duggan, Tom Bosley, John Williams, Charles Gray, Vito Scotti, Jacques Roux
Release date29 February 1968
Release year1968
LanguageEnglish
Duration110 min (1h 50m)
Rating6.2 / 10 (TMDB)
Production houseUniversal Pictures

Director: Jack Smight
Writers: Frank Tarloff, Peter Stone

Top cast

Paul NewmanPvt. Harry Frigg Sylva KoscinaCountess Francesca De Montefiore Andrew DugganGen. Newton Armstrong Tom BosleyGen. Roscoe Pennypacker John WilliamsGen. Francis Mayhew Charles GrayGen. Adrian Cox-Roberts Vito ScottiCol. Enrico Ferrucci Jacques RouxGen. Andre Rochambeau Werner PetersMaj. von Steignitz James GregoryGen. Homer Prentiss Fabrizio MioniLt. Rossano Johnny HaymerSgt. Pozzallo Norman FellCaptain Stanley Buck HenryStockade Commandant Horst EbersbergLt. Gruber Richard X. SlatteryMP Sergeant
George IvesMajor

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