I Was Monty's Double (1958)
- Directed by
- John Guillermin
- Genre
- spy film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Rated
- 11
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 28 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
An actor is recruited to impersonate a famous general during World War II as a decoy to confuse the enemy. The film follows his attempts to maintain the deception while interacting with real military figures.
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What happens
I Was Monty's Double (U.S. title: Hell, Heaven or Hoboken) is a 1958 British film directed by John Guillermin and starring M. E. Clifton James, John Mills and Cecil Parker. The screenplay was by Bryan Forbes adapted from the autobiography of Clifton James, an actor who pretended to be General Bernard Montgomery as a decoy during World War II. It was produced by the Associated British Picture Corporation. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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