The Man Who Never Was
1956
The true story of a British effort to trick the Germans into weakening Sicily's defenses before the 1943 attack. A dead soldier is dressed as a British officer and outfitted with faked papers showing that the Allies were intending to invade occupied Greece. His body is put into the sea where it will ultimately drift ashore and the papers be passed along to German Intelligence.
Director:
Ronald Neame
Writers:
Nigel Balchin, Ewen Montagu
Awards:
Won 1 BAFTA Award2 wins & 4 nominations total
Production:
Ronald Neame
Country:
United Kingdom, United States
