War ·Comedy · United Kingdom · 1961 · 1h 38m

Very Important Person

Director

Cast

James Robertson Justice as Sir Ernest "Lieutenant M.J. Farrow, RN" Pease, KBE, FRS Leslie Phillips as Flying Officer Jimmy Cooper Stanley Baxter as Flying Officer S. "Jock" Everett / Major Stamfel Eric Sykes as Sports Officer Willoughby Richard Wattis as Entertainments Officer Woodcock Godfrey Winn as Self

Crew

Jack Cardiff — Director of Photography Riz Ortolani — Original Music Composer David Ambrose — Writer Alexandre Dumas — Novel Manfred Thurau — Producer Elliot Scott — Production Design

Tagline

Even the GERMAN ARMY couldn't fight this...

Synopsis

Comedy set in World War Two, starring James Robertson-Justice and Leslie Phillips. Sir Ernest Pease (Robertson-Justice) is a self-important scientist who is sent undercover on a bombing mission to monitor the effectiveness of his latest invention, a new-fangled radar. When the plane is attacked, he parachutes to safety - only to be sent to a POW camp, where he takes on the alias of Lieutenant Farrow. There, the somewhat happy-go-lucky bunch of Brits suspect their acerbic new fellow prisoner of being a spy, and all sorts of culture clashes and misunderstandings ensue.

Key Collaborators

Ken Annakin Director Jack Cardiff Director of Photography Riz Ortolani Original Music Composer David Ambrose Writer Alexandre Dumas Novel Manfred Thurau Producer Elliot Scott Production Design Tony Pueo Costume Design

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