The Square Peg

The Square Peg (1958)


  • Genre: War, Comedy
  • Release Date: 1958-12-04
  • User Rating: 6.3/10 from 26 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 29min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: The Rank Organisation
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Director: John Paddy Carstairs
star 6.3/10
From 26 Ratings
6.8

Summary

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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  • Norman Wisdom

    as Norman Pitkin / General Schreiber
  • Edward Chapman

    as Mr Grimsdale
  • Honor Blackman

    as Lesley Cartland
  • Campbell Singer

    as Sergeant Loder
  • Hattie Jacques

    as Gretchen
  • Brian Worth

    as Henri Le Blanc
  • Frank Williams

    as Captain Ford
  • Terence Alexander

    as Captain Wharton
  • John Warwick

    as Colonel Layton
  • Arnold Bell

    as General Hunt
  • Robert Desmond

    as Sentry (uncredited)
  • André Maranne

    as Jean-Claude
  • John G. Heller

    as German Officer at Gatepost
  • Michael Collins

    as Airman Handing Out Tea (uncredited)
  • Oliver Reed

    as (uncredited)
  • Brian Wilde

    as New Recruit (uncredited)
Writing Jack Davies Screenplay
Directing John Paddy Carstairs Director
Writing Eddie Leslie Screenplay
Writing Henry Blyth Screenplay
Writing Norman Wisdom Screenplay
Directing Susan Dyson Continuity
Camera Mike Fox Clapper Loader

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