Hell, Heaven or Hoboken (1958)
I Was Monty's Double
The Gigantic Hoax of World War II
101 min
The incredible but true story of how an impersonator was recruited to impersonate General Montgomery to mislead the Germans about his intentions before the North Africa campaign.
- Release date
- October 21, 1958
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
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Trailer
Cast
- John Mills as Major Harvey
- Cecil Parker as Col. Logan
- M.E. Clifton James as M.E. Clifton James
- Marius Goring as Nielson
- Barbara Hicks as Hester
- Bryan Forbes as Butterfield
- Sidney James as Porter YMCA
- Michael Hordern as Governor of Gibraltar
- Vera Day as Angela
- Patrick Allen as Col. Mathers
- Patrick Holt as Col. Dawson
- Leslie Phillips as Major Tennant
- Duncan Lamont as Wing Cdr. Bates
- Anthony Sagar as Villa - Guard Sergeant
- Kenneth J. Warren as F/O Davies
- James Hayter as Sgt. Adams
- Brian Weske as Despatch Rider
- Harry Fowler as Civilian - End Scene
- Bill Nagy as American Captain
- Edward Judd as Another Soldier
- Victor Maddern as Orderly Sergeant
- Desmond Roberts as Brigadier
- Victor Beaumont as Gottmann - Commando
- Alfie Bass as The Small Man
- John Le Mesurier as Adjutant RAPC
- Walter Gotell as German Colonel
- George Eugeniou as Garcia
- John G. Heller as German Sergeant
- Frederick Jaeger as Junior German Officer
- David Lodge as Sergeant RAPC
- M.E. Clifton James as General Montgomery
Crew
- John Guillermin · Director
- Bryan Forbes · Writer
- M.E. Clifton James · Writer
- Maxwell Setton · Producer
- John Addison · Composer
- Basil Emmott · Cinematographer
- Max Benedict · Editor
- David Booth · Casting director
- Wilfred Shingleton · Production designer