The Night We Dropped a Clanger
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The movie takes place during WWII. A dashing British RAF Officer is earmarked for a secret mission behind enemy lines in occupied France, but wishing to distract the enemy, enlists a person to double for him and thereby draw attention to North Africa . An unlikely airman is found and tutored in the ways of an English officer.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1959-10-10
Runtime: 85 mins
Director: Darcy Conyers
Writer: John T. Chapman
Spoken language: English
Genres: Comedy, War
Original title: The Night We Dropped a Clanger
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Cast
Brian Rix
Cecil Parker
Leslie Phillips
William Hartnell
Leo Franklyn
Liz Fraser
John Welsh
Toby Perkins
Sarah Branch
Charles Cameron
Julian D'Albie
Arthur Brough
Julie Mendez
Hattie Jacques
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