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The Secret War of Harry Frigg

1968 · 1h 50m · Comedy, War

It's not who you con. It's how you do it.

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 as Pvt. Harry Frigg
• Sylva Koscina as Countess Francesca De Montefiore
• Andrew Duggan as Gen. Newton Armstrong
• Tom Bosley as Gen. Roscoe Pennypacker
• John Williams as Gen. Francis Mayhew
• Charles Gray as Gen. Adrian Cox-Roberts
• Vito Scotti as Col. Enrico Ferrucci
• Jacques Roux as Gen. Andre Rochambeau
• Werner Peters as Maj. von Steignitz
• James Gregory as Gen. Homer Prentiss
• Fabrizio Mioni as Lt. Rossano
• Johnny Haymer as Sgt. Pozzallo

Details

Director

Jack Smight

Released

February 29, 1968

Runtime

1h 50m

Genres

Comedy, War

Studio

Universal Pictures

Status

Released

TMDB score

6.2 / 10 from 43 votes