The Square Peg

The Square Peg

1958 en 89 minutes

Rating: 6.4

Plot

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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Cast

Norman Wisdom

Norman Wisdom

Norman Pitkin / General Schreiber

Edward Chapman

Edward Chapman

Mr Grimsdale

Honor Blackman

Honor Blackman

Lesley Cartland

Campbell Singer

Campbell Singer

Sergeant Loder

Hattie Jacques

Hattie Jacques

Gretchen

Brian Worth

Brian Worth

Henri Le Blanc

Frank Williams

Frank Williams

Captain Ford

Terence Alexander

Terence Alexander

Captain Wharton

John Warwick

John Warwick

Colonel Layton

Arnold Bell

Arnold Bell

General Hunt

Robert Desmond

Robert Desmond

Sentry (uncredited)

André Maranne

André Maranne

Jean-Claude

John G. Heller

John G. Heller

German Officer at Gatepost

Michael Collins

Michael Collins

Airman Handing Out Tea (uncredited)

Oliver Reed

Oliver Reed

(uncredited)

Brian Wilde

Brian Wilde

New Recruit (uncredited)

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