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The Square Peg
Movie Details

Title: The Square Peg

Release Date: 4 Dec 1958

Runtime: 1h 29m

Genre: War, Comedy

Director: The Rank Organisation

Production Companies: The Rank Organisation

Overview: Norman Pitkin and Mr Grimsdale are council workmen mending the road outside an Army base when they come into conflict with the military. Shortly afterwards, they get drafted and fall into the clutches of the Sergeant they have just bested. They are sent to France to repair roads in front of the Allied advance but get captured. Pitkin takes advantage of a useful similarity to impersonate General Schreiber and manages to return a hero

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.3 (26 votes)

Cast

  • Norman Pitkin / General Schreiber: Norman Wisdom
  • Mr Grimsdale: Edward Chapman
  • Lesley Cartland: Honor Blackman
  • Sergeant Loder: Campbell Singer
  • Gretchen: Hattie Jacques
  • Henri Le Blanc: Brian Worth
  • Captain Ford: Frank Williams
  • Captain Wharton: Terence Alexander
  • Colonel Layton: John Warwick
  • General Hunt: Arnold Bell
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