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The Square Peg

Norman Pitkin and Mr Grimsdale are council workmen mending the road outside an Army base when they come into conflict with the military. Shortly afterwards, they get drafted and fall into the clutches of the Sergeant they have just bested. They are sent to France to repair roads in front of the Allied advance but get captured. Pitkin takes advantage of a useful similarity to impersonate General Schreiber and manages to return a hero

1958 |1h 29m |  War, Comedy

Cast

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Norman Wisdom

Norman Pitkin / General Schreiber

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Edward Chapman

Mr Grimsdale

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Honor Blackman

Lesley Cartland

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Campbell Singer

Sergeant Loder

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Hattie Jacques

Gretchen

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Brian Worth

Henri Le Blanc

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Frank Williams

Captain Ford

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Terence Alexander

Captain Wharton

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John Warwick

Colonel Layton

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Robert Desmond

Sentry (uncredited)

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André Maranne

Jean-Claude

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John G. Heller

German Officer at Gatepost

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Oliver Reed

(uncredited)

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Brian Wilde

New Recruit (uncredited)

More Details

Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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