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6.5Norman 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
Released: 1958-12-0489 minDir: John Paddy CarstairsWar, Comedy
Cast
- Norman Wisdom as Private Norman Pitkin / General Otto Schreiber
- Honor Blackman as Junior Commander Lesley Cartland
- Edward Chapman as Private Wilfred Grimsdale
- Campbell Singer as Sergeant Loder
- Hattie Jacques as Gretchen
- Brian Worth as Henri Le Blanc
Themes
- world war ii
- black and white
- army base
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 85
- FilmAffinity ID
- 681315
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- publication date
- 1959-01-01
- title
- The Square Peg
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1958 films1959 British films1959 comedy films1959 English-language films1959 filmsBritish black-and-white filmsBritish war comedy filmsEnglish-language comedy filmsFilms directed by John Paddy CarstairsFilms scored by Philip GreenFilms shot at Pinewood StudiosMilitary comedy filmsTemplate film date with 1 release date