
British Intelligence during World War II is trying to get the German High Command to shift its forces away from Italy prior to the invasion. To create the illusion that Britain is in fact planning to invade Greece, they plan to procure a dead body, plant secret papers on it, and arrange for the Spanish authorities to find it and send the papers on to the Germans. That's the plan, anyway. First they have to find a body that will look drowned, then create an identity for it tha... (Full plot summary below)
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British Intelligence during World War II is trying to get the German High Command to shift its forces away from Italy prior to the invasion. To create the illusion that Britain is in fact planning to invade Greece, they plan to procure a dead body, plant secret papers on it, and arrange for the Spanish authorities to find it and send the papers on to the Germans. That's the plan, anyway. First they have to find a body that will look drowned, then create an identity for it that will pass German scrutiny. Based on a true story.
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| Cinema em CenaPablo VillaçaInspirado numa fascinante história real, o filme mantém a sobriedade em quase toda sua duração, permitindo que acompanhemos as inteligentes ações de britânicos e alemães para confundir uns aos outros. |
| User ReviewDerek Hexcellent film - full of suspence, and British too - of course! |
| User ReviewDave JFriday, October 8, 2010 (1956) The Man Who Never Was THRILLER/ SUSPENSE/ WAR/ DRAMA Based on fact about the step by step process of the British intelligence using an unkwnown dead body to distract and fool the Nazis during WWII! Based on a book of the same name! Very fascinating stuff to check out and entertaining throughout! 4 out of 4 |
| User ReviewSue BIt's just an exceptional story. The scenes where Lucy's emotions over a real man help create an artificial one are among the strongest I've ever seen in any film. |
| User ReviewRomina AGreat war movie based in a true story. Quite tense at times. |
| User ReviewAlison Ione of my favorite films. Understated, accurate and an amazing story of intelligence. Not often seen in todays millitary. |
| User ReviewMike HBrilliant true story based on a British WW2 secret plan to outwit the Germans. Clifton Webb was great as always. |
| User ReviewSylvester EThis is a great film that all of you guys need to see. Just loved every second... |
| User ReviewJeffrey PI've seen this at least twice. Enjoyed it immensely. |
| User ReviewHarminder SA great spy thriller based on an actual event during WWII. Instead of the usual blow'em'up with limbs flying WWII movies, this movie showed some of the behind the scenes tactics the British used against the Nazi's. Extremely intriguing and a fantastic movie from start to finish. |