Very Important Person (1961)
19611h 38mGWarComedy
Sir Ernest Pease is a self-important scientist sent undercover on a bombing mission to monitor the effectiveness of his latest invention, a new-fangled radar. When the plane is attacked, he parachutes to safety — only to be sent to a POW camp, where he takes on the alias of Lieutenant Farrow. There, the somewhat happy-go-lucky bunch of Brits suspect their acerbic new fellow prisoner of being a spy, and all sorts of culture clashes and misunderstandings ensue.
Cast
James Robertson JusticeSir Ernest "Lieutenant M.J. Farrow, RN" Pease, KBE, FRS
Leslie PhillipsFlying Officer Jimmy Cooper
Stanley BaxterFlying Officer S. "Jock" Everett / Major Stamfel
Eric SykesSports Officer Willoughby
Richard WattisEntertainments Officer Woodcock- GGodfrey WinnSelf
Colin GordonBriggs
John Le MesurierEscape Officer Piggott
Norman BirdSenior British Officer Travers
Jeremy LloydFlight Lieutenant J.J. "Bonzo" Baines, DFC
John ForrestLieutenant Hans "'Grassy' Green" Kringling
Jean CadellMrs. MacDougall
Peter MyersFlying Officer P.R. Shaw
Ronnie StevensHankley
Ronald Leigh-HuntClynes
Steve PlytasLuftwaffe Officer- JJohn RinghamFlying Officer G.S. "Plum" Poudding
- MMark HardyPrisoner of War
Crew
- Director
- Ken Annakin
- Writers
- David Ambrose
- Producers
- Ted RichmondManfred Thurau
- Music
- Riz Ortolani
- Cinematography
- Jack Cardiff
Details
- Released
- April 24, 1961
- Language
- English
- Studio
- Independent Artists
- IMDb
- tt0055593
