The Man Who Never Was
1956 · 103 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 6,040 VOTES · DIR. Ronald Neame
Overview
The true story of a British effort to trick the Germans into weakening Sicily's defenses before the 1943 attack. A dead soldier is dressed as a British officer and outfitted with faked papers showing that the Allies were intending to invade occupied Greece. His body is put into the sea where it will ultimately drift ashore and the papers be passed along to German Intelligence.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,215 lines
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00:00:28 Last night I dreamed a deadly dream.
00:04:42 That's what we call jumping to a conclusion, gentlemen.
00:07:43 I have an idea about something that just might work.
00:11:42 - How do you do? - I'm honored to meet you, sir.
00:14:17 He has all the facilities here...
00:17:06 Next, even if the papers are examined...
00:19:29 I have a feeling it would be easier to convince the Germans...
00:23:16 Yes, I'll hold on.
00:26:06 Never.
00:29:28 Wallet, money, wristwatch, they're all right and necessary.
00:32:57 but it was worse tonight...
00:36:09 Now about dates.
00:40:42 - I've got the bill to put in his pocket. - Right.
00:48:14 - And the very best of luck. - Thank you.
00:56:03 Canister party on casing.
01:03:33 It's been stretched out on a flat surface and held lightly at the corners...
01:07:37 ring that number for a cab to pick you up outside the south entrance...
01:12:38 No, you sold some to a friend of mine a few weeks ago.
01:16:04 - About who? - A Major Martin.
01:19:17 but he's nothing to do with your Major Martin.
01:26:01 I knew Willie right from the time when he was a boy in Cardiff.
01:29:24 Do you know Tennyson?
01:33:24 Oh, yes.
01:37:59 and that the whole Martin story is a plant.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,215
Dialogue density11.8 lines / min
First line00:00:28
Final line01:37:59
Production Record
DirectorRonald Neame
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes6,040