

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
Director
John Paddy Carstairs
Writers
Jack Davies, Henry Blyth
Release Date
December 4, 1958
Runtime
1h 29m
Status
Released
Original Language
en
Vote Count
30
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