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The Square Peg( 1958)

TV-MAWarComedy
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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

    Top Billed Cast

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      Norman Wisdom

      Private Norman Pitkin / General Otto Schreiber

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      Honor Blackman

      Junior Commander Lesley Cartland

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      Edward Chapman

      Private Wilfred Grimsdale

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      Campbell Singer

      Sergeant Loder

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      Hattie Jacques

      Gretchen

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      Brian Worth

      Henri Le Blanc

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      Terence Alexander

      Captain Wharton

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      John Warwick

      Colonel Layton

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      Arnold Bell

      General Hunt

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      Victor Beaumont

      Jogenkraut

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      André Maranne

      Jean-Claude

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      Frank Williams

      Captain Ford

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      Eddie Leslie

      Medical Officer

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      Richard Marner

      German Officer

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      John G. Heller

      German Officer at Gatepost

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      Roger Avon

      Workman (uncredited)

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      William Baskiville

      German Officer (uncredited)

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      Jim Beasley

      British Solider (uncredited)

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      Alan Beaton

      Lieutenant Colonel Bill (uncredited)

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      Martin Boddey

      Colonel (uncredited)

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      Jim Brady

      Mr. Fred Ferndale (uncredited)

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      Aza Caralova

      Café Patron (uncredited)

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      Alf Casha

      Café Patron (uncredited)

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      Jimmy Charters

      Mr. Harry Hoylake (uncredited)

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      Michael Collins

      Airman Handing Out Tea (uncredited)

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      Mike Conner

      German Soldier (uncredited)

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      Terence Cooper

      Paratrooper (uncredited)

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      Dan Cressey

      German Soldier (uncredited)

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      Robert Desmond

      Sentry (uncredited)

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      Ernest Fennemore

      New Recruit (uncredited)

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      Chick Fowles

      German Sentry (uncredited)

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      Frank Fry

      New Recruit (uncredited)

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      Robert Gillespie

      German Soldier (uncredited)

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      Harold Goodwin

      Workman (uncredited)

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      Fred Griffiths

      Lorry Driver (uncredited)

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      Aidan Harrington

      German Soldier (uncredited)

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      Gordon Harris

      Corporal (uncredited)

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      Derek Holmes

      Medical Corporal (uncredited)

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      Lindsay Hooper

      German Soldier (uncredited)

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      Barry Johns

      Paratrooper (uncredited)

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      Dickey Luck

      Paratrooper (uncredited)

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      Victor Maddern

      Motor Pool Corporal (uncredited)

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      Terence Maidment

      Paratrooper (uncredited)

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      Vicky Marshall

      WRAC (uncredited)

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      Sheila McGibbon

      Annie McQuillan (uncredited)

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      Jim McManus

      New Recruit (uncredited)

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      Geremy Phillips

      Soldier (uncredited)

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      Oliver Reed

      (uncredited)

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      Frank Schock

      Café Patron (uncredited)

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      Arnold Schulkes

      German Soldier (uncredited)

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      George Spence

      Mr. Charles Fenton Hopkins (uncredited)

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      Hazel Sutton

      Blonde (uncredited)

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      Jack Taylor

      Paratrooper in Pub (uncredited)

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      Reg Thomason

      German Sentry (uncredited)

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      Richard Warner

      (uncredited)

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      Brian Wilde

      New Recruit (uncredited)

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      Ian Wilson

      Extra (uncredited)

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      Stephen Zammit

      New Recruit (uncredited)

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • world war ii
    • army base