poster

The Square Peg

War | Comedy

6.4

Release Date

December 4, 1958

Duration

89 min

Status

Released

Language

en

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

Casts

Norman Wisdom

Norman Pitkin / General Schreiber

Norman Wisdom

Edward Chapman

Mr Grimsdale

Edward Chapman

Honor Blackman

Lesley Cartland

Honor Blackman

Campbell Singer

Sergeant Loder

Campbell Singer

Hattie Jacques

Gretchen

Hattie Jacques

Brian Worth

Henri Le Blanc

Brian Worth

Frank Williams

Captain Ford

Frank Williams

Terence Alexander

Captain Wharton

Terence Alexander

John Warwick

Colonel Layton

John Warwick

Arnold Bell

General Hunt

Arnold Bell

Robert Desmond

Sentry (uncredited)

Robert Desmond

André Maranne

Jean-Claude

André Maranne

John G. Heller

German Officer at Gatepost

John G. Heller

Michael Collins

Airman Handing Out Tea (uncredited)

Michael Collins

Oliver Reed

(uncredited)

Oliver Reed

Brian Wilde

New Recruit (uncredited)

Brian Wilde

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