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I Was Monty's Double

Britons in Battle • War, UR

When he is spotted onstage doing an all too convincing impersonation of General Bernard Montgomery, M.E. Clifton James (who plays both himself and General Montgomery) is recruited to act as a decoy for General Montgomery in order to confuse German forces, in this classic British war film.

Tags
World War II, Montgomery, Bernard Law (1887-1976), Intelligence operations, Impersonations
Cast
John Mills Major Harvey
Cecil Parker Colonel E.F. Logan
Michael Hordern 'Rusty', the Governor of Gibraltar
M. E. Clifton James himself/General Montgomery
Crew
John Guillermin director

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