The Square Peg

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In this British comedy, set during WWII, a street laborer likes to harass the British soldiers and ends up drafted into becoming part of the British army labor regiment. Unfortunately, a mix-up occurs and he ends up being parachuted behind Nazi lines where he is mistaken for a Nazi officer. ~ Iotis Erlewine, Rovi

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Classics, Comedy
Directed By:

John Paddy Carstairs
Written By:

Jack Davies, Henry Blyth
On Disc/Streaming:

Sep 9, 2008
Runtime:

89 minutes
Studio:

VCI Entertainment

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Cast

Norman Wisdom
as Gen. Schreiber, Norman Pitkin

Honor Blackman
as Lesley Cartland

Edward Chapman
as Wilfred Grimsdale

Campbell Singer
as Sgt. Loder

Hattie Jacques
as Gretchen von Schmetterling

Brian Worth
as Henri Le Blanc

Terry Alexander
as Capt. Wharton

John Warwick
as Col. Layton

Arnold Bell
as Gen. Hunt

Andre Maranne
as Jean-Claude

Victor Beaumont
as Jogenkraut

Frank Williams
as Capt. Ford

Eddie Leslie
as Medical Officer

Martin Boddey

Harold Goodwin

Oliver Reed

John Heller

Richard Marner

Fred Griffith

Victor Maddern

Hazel Sutton

John Warwicker

Terence Alexander

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Norman Wisdom is too unrelaxed, too self-conscious as yet, to be one of the great screen comedians.

Feb 12, 2018 | Full Review…

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