The Secret War of Harry Frigg
29/02/1968
2h



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


Paul Newman
Pvt. Harry Frigg


Sylva Koscina
Countess Francesca De Montefiore


Andrew Duggan
Gen. Newton Armstrong


Tom Bosley
Gen. Roscoe Pennypacker


John Williams
Gen. Francis Mayhew


Charles Gray
Gen. Adrian Cox-Roberts


Vito Scotti
Col. Enrico Ferrucci


Jacques Roux
Gen. Andre Rochambeau


Werner Peters
Maj. von Steignitz


James Gregory
Gen. Homer Prentiss


Fabrizio Mioni
Lt. Rossano


Johnny Haymer
Sgt. Pozzallo


Norman Fell
Captain Stanley


Buck Henry
Stockade Commandant


Horst Ebersberg
Lt. Gruber


Richard X. Slattery
MP Sergeant
George Ives
Major
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