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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

Private Norman Pitkin / General Otto Schreiber

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Honor Blackman

Junior Commander Lesley Cartland

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Edward Chapman

Private Wilfred Grimsdale

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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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Terence Alexander

Captain Wharton

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André Maranne

Jean-Claude

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Frank Williams

Captain Ford

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Richard Marner

German Officer

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John G. Heller

German Officer at Gatepost

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Roger Avon

Workman (uncredited)

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Martin Boddey

Colonel (uncredited)

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Jim Brady

Mr. Fred Ferndale (uncredited)

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Terence Cooper

Paratrooper (uncredited)

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Robert Desmond

Sentry (uncredited)

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Robert Gillespie

German Soldier (uncredited)

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Harold Goodwin

Workman (uncredited)

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Gordon Harris

Corporal (uncredited)

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Victor Maddern

Motor Pool Corporal (uncredited)

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Jim McManus

New Recruit (uncredited)

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Oliver Reed

(uncredited)

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Richard Warner

(uncredited)

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Brian Wilde

New Recruit (uncredited)

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Ian Wilson

Extra (uncredited)

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Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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