The Secret War of Harry Frigg (1968)

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Country: USA
Genres: Comedy, War
Release: 1968-02-29
Director: Jack Smight
Writers: Peter Stone , Frank Tarloff
Language: English | Italian | German
Stars: Paul Newman , Sylva Koscina , Andrew Duggan , Tom Bosley (I) (1927–2010) , John Williams , Charles Gray , Vito Scotti , Jacques Roux , Werner Peters , James Gregory
Runtime: 110 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Sahte general (Turkey) , Тайная война Гарри Фригга , The Secret War of Harry Frigg (United Kingdom) , Dassô dai sakusen (Japan) , Guerra amore e fuga (Italy) , Évasion sur commande (France, French Republic) , The Secret War of Harry Frigg , The Chill (United States of America) , Războiul secret al lui Harry Frigg (Romania) , La fuga de los generales (Argentina) , Slaptasis Hario Frigo karas (Lithuania) , Generalernas flykt (Sweden) , A Guerra Secreta de Harry Frigg (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Meanwhile, Far from the Front (United States of America) , Der Etappenheld , 脱走大作戦 (Japan) , Comando secreto (Spain) , Tajna vojna Harrya Frigga (Slovenia) , The Secret War of Harry Frigg (United States of America) , La fuga de los generales (Mexico) , Que Delícia de Guerra (Brazil) , Ontsnapping op bevel (Belgium) , Απόδρασις κατά διαταγήν (Greece) , The Secret War of Harry Frigg (Canada) , Apodrasis kata diatagin (Greece) , Évasion sur commande (Canada) , Zorg dat je d'r uit komt (Netherlands the) , Frække Frigg (Denmark) , Mestaripakoilija (Finland) , Der Etappenheld (Germany) , Tajna wojna Harry'ego Frigga (Poland)
Plot:
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…
IMDB:tt0063573