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The Secret War of Harry Frigg (1968)

The Secret War of Harry Frigg

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1h 50m

Comedy, War

February 29th, 1968

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When 5 allied generals are captured in Italy in WWII, it is a propaganda nightmare for the allies. The generals are all 1 star and refuse to take orders from each other in order to plan an escape. Harry Frigg is a private who has escaped from the guard house dozens of times. He is promoted to Major General and ordered to get the generals out once he is captured. Harry is willing to escape, but then he meets the countess...

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Cast

Paul Newman
Harry Frigg
Sylva Koscina
Countess Francesca Di Montefiore
Andrew Duggan
General Armstrong
Tom Bosley
General Pennypacker
John Williams
General Mayhew
Charles Gray
General Cox-Roberts
Vito Scotti
Colonel Ferrucci
Jacques Roux
General Rochambeau
Werner Peters
Major von Steignitz
James Gregory
General Prentiss
Full cast & crew

Directors

Jack Smight
Full cast & crew

Producers

Hal E. Chester
producer
Léo L. Fuchs
executive producer
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Writers

Peter Stone
writer
Frank Tarloff
screenplay
Frank Tarloff
story
Full cast & crew

Taglines

There are 5 Generals inside...and one Private outside...the problem was to get the 5 Generals inside outside...and avoid getting waylaid by a beautiful countess!
Now he's bugging the army establishment...but this time he's communicating!
It's not who you con. It's how you do it.
All Taglines

Keywords

escape attempt
general
punched in the face
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

German
English
Italian

Release Dates

January 20th, 2011 (Australia) (DVD premiere)
July 19th, 1968 (Belgium) (Gent)
March 15th, 1968 (Denmark)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

The Secret War of Harry Frigg (original title)
La fuga de los generales (Argentina)
Ontsnapping op bevel (Belgium) (Flemish title)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

Sierra Madre, California, USA (Villa)
Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA (studio)

Running Times

110 min

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

2.35 : 1

Production Companies

Universal Pictures
Albion Film Corp. (I)

Distribution Companies

Empire Universal Films (Canada)
Société Anonyme Universal-Film (France)
Koch Media (Germany)
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