The Secret War of Harry Frigg

Jack Smight
1968-02-29

It's not who you con. It's how you do it.
6.1
110 min

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...

Cast

Name Character Team
Paul Newman Pvt. Harry Frigg Unowned
Sylva Koscina Countess Francesca De Montefiore Unowned
Andrew Duggan Gen. Newton Armstrong Unowned
Tom Bosley Gen. Roscoe Pennypacker Unowned
John Williams Gen. Francis Mayhew Unowned
Charles Gray Gen. Adrian Cox-Roberts Unowned
Vito Scotti Col. Enrico Ferrucci Unowned
Jacques Roux Gen. Andre Rochambeau Unowned
Werner Peters Maj. von Steignitz Unowned
James Gregory Gen. Homer Prentiss Unowned
Fabrizio Mioni Lt. Rossano Unowned
Johnny Haymer Sgt. Pozzallo Unowned
Norman Fell Captain Stanley Unowned
Buck Henry Stockade Commandant Unowned
Horst Ebersberg Lt. Gruber Unowned
Richard X. Slattery MP Sergeant Unowned
George Ives Major Unowned
Philippe Mareuil Doublure voix française de Buck Henry Unowned