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John Mills in I Was Monty's Double

BBC One
on BBC One London

continues a season of films to celebrate the 80th birthday of the distinguished British actor.
Today with Cecil Parker and Clifton James
The fantastic story of one of the most successful deceptions of the war, in which an obscure Pay Corps Lieutenant with an extraordinary resemblance to Montgomery was persuaded to impersonate him in North Africa in order to distract German attention from the real Montgomery's activities in Europe.
Screenplay by BRYAN FORBES based on the book by M. E. CLIFTON JAMES
Produced by MAXWELL SETTON Directed by JOHN GUILLERMIN
0 FILMS: page 16

Contributors

Unknown:
Cecil Parker
Unknown:
Clifton James
Play By:
Bryan Forbes
Book By:
M. E. Clifton James
Produced By:
Maxwell Setton
Directed By:
John Guillermin
'Monty' and Himself:
M. E. Clifton James
Major Harvey:
John Mills
Col Logan:
Cecil Parker
Col Matthers:
Patrick Allen
Col Dawson:
Patrick Holt
Major Tennant:
Leslie Phillips
Governor of Gibraltar:
Michael Hordern
Nielson:
Marius Goring
Hester:
Barbara Hicks
Porter YMCA:
Sidney James
Source: Radio Times

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