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The Secret War of Harry Frigg

1968 · 110 min

A breezy, charming wartime caper that coasts on easy humour and a light romantic spark, never too tense or heavy.

Tagline
It's not who you con. It's how you do it.
Overview
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...

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • love
  • identity
  • class
  • freedom
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour7
Realism5
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy, war
Directed by
Jack Smight
Written by
Peter Stone, Frank Tarloff
Starring
Paul Newman, Sylva Koscina, Andrew Duggan, Tom Bosley, John Williams, Charles Gray, Vito Scotti, Jacques Roux
Music
Carlo Rustichelli
Runtime
110 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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