# The Man Who Never Was (1956)

> British intelligence turns a drowned corpse into a fictitious officer in a meticulously engineered World War II deception.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/28612

## Facts

- Runtime: 103 min
- Genres: Thriller, War, Drama, History
- Director: Ronald Neame
- Cast: Clifton Webb, Gloria Grahame, Robert Flemyng, Josephine Griffin, Stephen Boyd, Laurence Naismith, Geoffrey Keen, Moultrie Kelsall
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049471/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: serious, measured, tense, classic film night, history viewing

## Synopsis

A daring deception unfolds as British Intelligence orchestrates a brilliant ruse to mislead the Nazis.

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