Ich war Montys Double

Originaltitel: I Was Monty's Double

1958
1 Std. 41 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuDuring World War II, a British actor impersonates Field Marshal Montgomery in order to confuse German intelligence.During World War II, a British actor impersonates Field Marshal Montgomery in order to confuse German intelligence.During World War II, a British actor impersonates Field Marshal Montgomery in order to confuse German intelligence.

Regie
- John Guillermin
Drehbuch
- Bryan Forbes
- M.E. Clifton James
Hauptbesetzung

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IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,9/10

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IHRE BEWERTUNG

Regie
- John Guillermin
Drehbuch
- Bryan Forbes
- M.E. Clifton James
Hauptbesetzung

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Auszeichnungen
- 1 Nominierung insgesamt

Wissenswertes
The screenplay omits David Niven's part in the real operation. It was he, working for the Army's film unit as a Lieutenant Colonel, who first made contact with M.E. Clifton James. His role is taken in this movie by Major Harvey (Sir John Mills).

Patzer
Soldiers refer to the Queen's Regulations, whereas at this time they should be the King's Regulations (King George VI).

Zitate
[last lines]
Civilian: [angrily after bumping into James outside a cinema] Why don't you watch where you're going! Who do you think you are?
Major Harvey: [to James after the two of them and Logan walk away from the man] Yes, who do you think you are? Monty?
[the three of them start to laugh as they continue walking along the crowded street]

Crazy Credits
The story you are about to see is the story of one of the boldest deceptions of our time in which Meyrick Clifton James, late of Her Majesty's Pay Corps, re-enacts his own real-life role. The Producer is deeply grateful to H. E. The Governor and Commander-in-Chief and those member of the Administration and Services at Gibraltar in March 1958, who rendered their invaluable assistance in the reconstruction of certain scenes of this film.

Verbindungen
Referenced in Mit Schirm, Charme und Melone: Epic (1967)

Benutzerrezensionen22

Rezension

Ausgewählte Rezension

8/10

Trivia

I was particularly tickled by the sight of James,as himself,during his training in a sequence where he observes himself,as Monty in order to study his demeanour,walk & mannerisms, before the real masquerade. Now that's acting! The news theatre at the end where Mills & James watch the newsreel was clearly the former Times by Baker St underground & close to Madame Tussauds. Would make a good double feature to support "The Man Who Never Was" - a similar intelligence con to mislead the Nazis on plans for the invasion of Europe. Probably the biggest laugh comes from the icy and withering remarks of John Le Mesurier (as James' adjutant)on his contempt for the acting profession, in a brief early scene where he initially reports for "duty" as a lowly corporal.