Very Important Person

Information

Release DateApril 24, 1961
Runtime1h 38m
StatusReleased
ProductionIndependent Artists
LanguagesEnglish, Spanish
5.5
12 votes
Popularity0

Very Important Person

"Even the GERMAN ARMY couldn't fight this..."

Synopsis

Comedy set in World War Two, starring James Robertson-Justice and Leslie Phillips. Sir Ernest Pease (Robertson-Justice) is a self-important scientist who is sent undercover on a bombing mission to monitor the effectiveness of his latest invention, a new-fangled radar. When the plane is attacked, he parachutes to safety - only to be sent to a POW camp, where he takes on the alias of Lieutenant Farrow. There, the somewhat happy-go-lucky bunch of Brits suspect their acerbic new fellow prisoner of being a spy, and all sorts of culture clashes and misunderstandings ensue.

Cast & Crew

Director

Ken Annakin
Ken Annakin

Featured Cast

James Robertson Justice

James Robertson Justice

Sir Ernest "Lieutenant M.J. Farrow, RN" Pease, KBE, FRS

Leslie Phillips

Leslie Phillips

Flying Officer Jimmy Cooper

Stanley Baxter

Stanley Baxter

Flying Officer S. "Jock" Everett / Major Stamfel

Eric Sykes

Eric Sykes

Sports Officer Willoughby

Richard Wattis

Richard Wattis

Entertainments Officer Woodcock

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