The Secret War of Harry Frigg
“It's not who you con. It's how you do it.”
1968•1h 50m•6.2•Released
ComedyWar
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...
Director
Jack Smight
Writer
Frank Tarloff, Peter Stone
Languages
English
Studio
Universal Pictures
Cast
Paul Newman
Pvt. Harry Frigg
Sylva Koscina
Countess Francesca De Montefiore
Andrew Duggan
Gen. Newton Armstrong
Tom Bosley
Gen. Roscoe Pennypacker
John Williams
Gen. Francis Mayhew
Charles Gray
Gen. Adrian Cox-Roberts
Vito Scotti
Col. Enrico Ferrucci
Jacques Roux
Gen. Andre Rochambeau
Werner Peters
Maj. von Steignitz
James Gregory
Gen. Homer Prentiss
Fabrizio Mioni
Lt. Rossano
Johnny Haymer
Sgt. Pozzallo
Norman Fell
Captain Stanley
Buck Henry
Stockade Commandant
Horst Ebersberg
Lt. Gruber
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