The Secret War of Harry Frigg
The Secret War of Harry Frigg
Release: 1968-02-29
·Runtime: 110m
·★ 6.0
Comedy
War
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...
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Universal Pictures
Cast
Vito Scotti
as Col. Enrico Ferrucci
James Gregory
as Gen. Homer Prentiss
Charles Gray
as Gen. Adrian Cox-Roberts
Jacques Roux
as Gen. Andre Rochambeau
Johnny Haymer
as Sgt. Pozzallo
Buck Henry
as Stockade Commandant
Andrew Duggan
as Gen. Newton Armstrong
Werner Peters
as Maj. von Steignitz
Fabrizio Mioni
as Lt. Rossano
Richard X. Slattery
as MP Sergeant
Tom Bosley
as Gen. Roscoe Pennypacker
Horst Ebersberg
as Lt. Gruber
Norman Fell
as Captain Stanley
Paul Newman
as Pvt. Harry Frigg
Sylva Koscina
as Countess Francesca De Montefiore
John Williams
as Gen. Francis Mayhew