The Secret War of Harry Frigg

"It's not who you con. It's how you do it."

Feb 29 1968 Unrated 1h 50m
Comedy, War

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...

Plot

When 5 allied generals are captured in Italy in WW II, 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 (2 stars) and ordered to get the generals out once he is captured. Harry is willing to escape, but then he meets the countess ...

Written by

Peter Stone, Frank Tarloff

Directed by

Jack Smight

Cast

Paul Newman, Sylva Koscina, Andrew Duggan

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Universal Studios Home Entertainment

Languages

English

Awards

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1,848
Average Rating
6.3 out of 10
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