The Square Peg
Genres
Overview
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
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
89 min
Release Date
1958-12-04
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
29
Vote Average
6.4
Norman Wisdom
Norman Pitkin / General Schreiber
Edward Chapman
Mr Grimsdale
Honor Blackman
Lesley Cartland
Campbell Singer
Sergeant Loder
Hattie Jacques
Gretchen
Brian Worth
Henri Le Blanc
Frank Williams
Captain Ford
Terence Alexander
Captain Wharton
John Warwick
Colonel Layton
Arnold Bell
General Hunt
Robert Desmond
Sentry (uncredited)
André Maranne
Jean-Claude
John G. Heller
German Officer at Gatepost
Michael Collins
Airman Handing Out Tea (uncredited)
Oliver Reed
(uncredited)
Brian Wilde
New Recruit (uncredited)
6.4
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7.5
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6.9
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6.9
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6.9
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7.9
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7.1
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7.2
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7.8
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6.5
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6.3
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7.0
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9.0
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5.4
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5.0
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4.6
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7.1
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7.7
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6.0
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