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A shell-shocked World War II veteran with memory problems is accused of being an impostor by a former comrade.A shell-shocked World War II veteran with memory problems is accused of being an impostor by a former comrade.A shell-shocked World War II veteran with memory problems is accused of being an impostor by a former comrade.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
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Wilfrid Hyde-White
- Foxley
- (as Wilfrid Hyde White)
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- TriviaThe original Broadway production of "Libel", produced in 1935, was directed by Otto Preminger, years before he made his Hollywood debut as a movie director.
- GoofsIn opening credits, Arthur Davey is listed as In Charge of Adminstration; no way of missing the obvious error - it takes up half the screen; of course, it should be Administration. How can such glaring errors be missed by editors.
- ConnectionsReferences Apasionada (1952)
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Good Movie based on implausible plot.
This movie employs good actors, particularly some of the great English character actors of the time. However, the premise of the plot- one person changing identities with another, ruined the movie for me. What I don't understand, and wish some other movie buff could explain, how do writers get paid for stories when they show an complete lack of basic understanding of the military. Even way back in WWII, English soldiers were fingerprinted, and most soldiers wore their dog tags religiously, particularly those who served in combat. I would imagine a baron would be particularly concerned that his remains arrive back in the family plot. These two facts of military life were never explained. The final insult to our intelligence came when a uniform of a near comatose patient is presented in the court room. Since the war ended in 1945, and the setting of the movie was contempory (1959), 14 years had elapsed. What happened to the soldier's identification tags? What efforts had been made to notify the patient's family? In real life, the question of responsibility would have generated a search to determine whether the patient was a British soldier. The two main characters were captured at the evacuation at Dunkirk, often referred as the Miracle of Dunkirk because 400,000 soldiers did excape. The number of majors captured at Dunkirk would have been relatively small, and if a hospital was stuck with a patient for long term care, it stands to reason a serious effort would be made to determine who their patient was.
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- May 24, 2001
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- Die Nacht ist mein Feind
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- Piccadilly Circus, Piccadilly, London, England, UK(opening scenes, establishing shot)
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- $615,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 40 minutes
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- 2.00 : 1
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