The Square Peg (1958)

12/04/1958 (GB) • 1h 29m

War, Comedy

Overview

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

Top Billed Cast

Norman Wisdom

Private Norman Pitkin / General Otto Schreiber

Honor Blackman

Junior Commander Lesley Cartland

Edward Chapman

Private Wilfred Grimsdale

Campbell Singer

Sergeant Loder

Brian Worth

Henri Le Blanc

Terence Alexander

Captain Wharton

John Warwick

Colonel Layton

Arnold Bell

General Hunt


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

world war ii

army base

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