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Even the GERMAN ARMY couldn't fight this... - Very Important Person
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Title: Very Important Person

Release Date: 24 Apr 1961

Runtime: 1h 38m

Genre: War, Comedy

Director: Independent Artists

Production Companies: Independent Artists

Overview: Comedy set in World War Two, starring James Robertson-Justice and Leslie Phillips. Sir Ernest Pease (Robertson-Justice) is a self-important scientist who is sent undercover on a bombing mission to monitor the effectiveness of his latest invention, a new-fangled radar. When the plane is attacked, he parachutes to safety - only to be sent to a POW camp, where he takes on the alias of Lieutenant Farrow. There, the somewhat happy-go-lucky bunch of Brits suspect their acerbic new fellow prisoner of being a spy, and all sorts of culture clashes and misunderstandings ensue.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 5.5 (10 votes)

Cast

  • Sir Ernest Pease KBE FRS / Lt. Farrow RN: James Robertson Justice
  • Jimmy Cooper: Leslie Phillips
  • 'Jock' Everett / Kommondant Stamfel: Stanley Baxter
  • Willoughby, Sports Officer: Eric Sykes
  • Piggott, Escape Officer: John Le Mesurier
  • Woodcock, Entertainments Officer: Richard Wattis
  • Briggs: Colin Gordon
  • Travers: Norman Bird
  • Flt Lt. 'Bonzo' Baines DFC: Jeremy Lloyd
  • P/OGS 'Plum' Pouding: John Ringham
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