The Square Peg (1958)
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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
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Norman WisdomNorman Pitkin / General Schreiber
Edward ChapmanMr Grimsdale
Honor BlackmanLesley Cartland
Campbell SingerSergeant Loder
Hattie JacquesGretchen
Brian WorthHenri Le Blanc
Frank WilliamsCaptain Ford
Terence AlexanderCaptain Wharton
John WarwickColonel LaytonArnold BellGeneral Hunt
Robert DesmondSentry (uncredited)
André MaranneJean-ClaudeKeywords
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What is The Square Peg about?
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
How long is The Square Peg?
The Square Peg has a runtime of 89 minutes.
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