Der Mann, den es nie gab

Originaltitel: The Man Who Never Was

1956
12
1 Std. 43 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,4/10

5971

IHRE BEWERTUNG

In order to fool the Germans into thinking the Allied invasion of Sicily will take place elsewhere, British Military Intelligence comes up with a cunning ruse.

trailer wiedergeben1:36

1 Video

83 Fotos

Drama War

Um die Deutschen glauben zu machen, dass die alliierte Invasion Siziliens anderswo stattfinden wird, erfindet der britische Militärgeheimdienst eine listige List.Um die Deutschen glauben zu machen, dass die alliierte Invasion Siziliens anderswo stattfinden wird, erfindet der britische Militärgeheimdienst eine listige List.Um die Deutschen glauben zu machen, dass die alliierte Invasion Siziliens anderswo stattfinden wird, erfindet der britische Militärgeheimdienst eine listige List.

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,4/10

5971

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

1 BAFTA Award gewonnen
- 2 Gewinne & 4 Nominierungen insgesamt

Wissenswertes
During Operation Market-Garden, the Allied invasion of Holland in September 1944 (fourteen months after Operation Mincemeat and the invasion of Sicily), a British staff officer brought a complete Corps-level operations order with maps and graphics, which was never supposed to leave Britain, with him on a transport glider and then inadvertently left it on the glider when it landed in Holland. The Germans eventually overran the glider landing zone and found the operations order. But due to Operation Mincemeat, they were so convinced that this was another set of fake documents planted for deception by the British, and actually maneuvered contrary to what the documents indicated for the first few days of the battle. This was included in Die Brücke von Arnheim (1977), about Operation Market-Garden.

Patzer
When the body is delivered to the submarine the naval party on the dock is called to attention by "Shun!" In the Royal Navy this is "Ho!"

Zitate
[the military needs a dead body for counterintelligence]
Lieutenant Commander Ewen Montagu: I can assure you that this is an opportunity for your son to do a great thing for England.
The Father: My son, sir, was a Scotsman. Very proud of it.
Lieutenant Commander Ewen Montagu: I beg your pardon.
The Father: Never mind. We're used to that. You English always talk about England when you mean Britain.

Crazy Credits
Military security and respect for a solemn promise have made it necessary to disguise the identity of some of the characters in this film; but in all other essentials this is the true story of "Major William Martin."

Verbindungen
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not!: Folge #1.16 (1983)

Soundtracks
Bless 'em All
(uncredited)
Written by Fred Godfrey (1917)
Revised lyrics by Jimmy Hughes and Frank Lake (1940)
Additional lyrics by Al Stillman (1941)
Sung by the patrons of pub

Benutzerrezensionen93

Rezension

Ausgewählte Rezension

9/10

Very professionally done!

The story is true, which gives it power and makes it more interesting. But what really captivated me was the utterly superb directing. Each scene is so well balanced, and then flows with such continuity into the next, and on and on. You almost feel as if you are right there witnessing it all.

But that's not all. The lighting, color, props, nuances, everything in the film, are in perfect harmony at all times. But what of the actors? They indeed render excellent performances. But they, too, are so masterfully directed, they never fail in conveying the mood and tone, even the undertone, from start to finish.

Then Gloria Grahame has a weepy scene where she evolves ever so masterfully from recall of emotional trauma, to reliving the trauma, to gradually bringing out true tears at the most perfect "rate of flow." I have never seen better crying! Knowing that she has also played light comedy reveals even deeper dimensions of her acting ability, to see her go from straight-faced to really weeping, then genuine prolonged sobbing.

Even if the story were not captivating, the directing and photography will catch your eye and you will not be able to flip the channel until this production masterpiece is over.