Very Important Person (1962)

  • G
  • 07/29/1962 (US)
  • War, Comedy
  • 1h 38m

Even the GERMAN ARMY couldn't fight this...

Overview

Comedy set in World War Two, starring James Robertson-Justice and Leslie Phillips. Sir Ernest Pease (Robertson-Justice) is a self-important scientist who is sent undercover on a bombing mission to monitor the effectiveness of his latest invention, a new-fangled radar. When the plane is attacked, he parachutes to safety - only to be sent to a POW camp, where he takes on the alias of Lieutenant Farrow. There, the somewhat happy-go-lucky bunch of Brits suspect their acerbic new fellow prisoner of being a spy, and all sorts of culture clashes and misunderstandings ensue.

Ken Annakin

Director

David Ambrose

Writer

Alexandre Dumas

Novel

Cast

James Robertson Justice's headshot

James Robertson Justice

Sir Ernest Pease KBE FRS / Lt. Farrow RN
Leslie Phillips's headshot

Leslie Phillips

Jimmy Cooper
Stanley Baxter's headshot

Stanley Baxter

'Jock' Everett / Kommondant Stamfel
Eric Sykes's headshot

Eric Sykes

Willoughby, Sports Officer
John Le Mesurier's headshot

John Le Mesurier

Piggott, Escape Officer
Richard Wattis's headshot

Richard Wattis

Woodcock, Entertainments Officer
Colin Gordon's headshot

Colin Gordon

Briggs
Norman Bird's headshot

Norman Bird

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