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The Square Peg

1958 • 1h29m War, Comedy

Rating

6.5/10

Popularity

1

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

Details

Director

John Paddy Carstairs

Screenplay

Jack Davies

Eddie Leslie

Henry Blyth

Cast

Norman Wisdom

Honor Blackman

Edward Chapman

Release date

12/4/1958

Status

Released

Origin country

GB

Vote count

31