Fresh
Strong story premise, excellent supporting cast and generally good dialog work to smooth over sometimes static direction and sluggish pacing.
Variety Staff, Variety
The Secret War of Harry Frigg
It's not who you con. It's how you do it.
1968 · 1h 50m · UNRATED
Comedy, War
Directed by
Jack Smight
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The Secret War of Harry Frigg
Overview
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...
Director and cast
- Jack Smight Director
- Paul Newman as Pvt. Harry Frigg
- Sylva Koscina as Countess Francesca De Montefiore
- Andrew Duggan as Gen. Newton Armstrong
- Tom Bosley as Gen. Roscoe Pennypacker
- John Williams as Gen. Francis Mayhew
- Charles Gray as Gen. Adrian Cox-Roberts
- Vito Scotti as Col. Enrico Ferrucci
- Jacques Roux as Gen. Andre Rochambeau
- Werner Peters as Maj. von Steignitz
- James Gregory as Gen. Homer Prentiss
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Rotten
I've seen lousy movies before, but never one that seemed ashamed of itself. At times the actors seem to be in pain, and the movie itself is down-at-the-mouth and desperately boring.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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