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The Man Who Never Was
1956 1h 43m Ronald Neame

The Man Who Never Was

★ 7.4 IMDb
Mystery & Thriller Drama War & Military
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.
Production DesignerJohn Hawkesworth

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Awards & Festivals
Nominated BAFTA Award for Best British Film
Nominated BAFTA Award for Best British Screenplay
Nominated BAFTA Award for Best Film
Nominated BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles
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