Jack SmightDirector
Paul NewmanPvt. Harry Frigg
Sylva KoscinaCountess Francesca De Montefiore
Andrew DugganGen. Newton Armstrong
Tom BosleyGen. Roscoe Pennypacker
John WilliamsGen. Francis Mayhew
Charles GrayGen. Adrian Cox-Roberts
Vito ScottiCol. Enrico Ferrucci
Jacques RouxGen. Andre Rochambeau
Werner PetersMaj. von Steignitz
James GregoryGen. Homer Prentiss
Fabrizio MioniLt. Rossano
Johnny HaymerSgt. Pozzallo
The Secret War of Harry Frigg
- comedy
- war
29 Feb 1968
6.2
3
1h 50min
It's not who you con. It's how you do it.
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...
