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I Was Monty's Double

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Producing House

The incredible but true story of how an impersonator was recruited to impersonate General Montgomery to mislead the Germans about his intentions before the North Africa campaign.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1958-10-21

Runtime: 101 mins

Director: John Guillermin

Spoken language: Français, English

Genres: War, Drama

Original title: I Was Monty's Double

Production Companies: Associated British Picture Corporation

Production Countries: United Kingdom

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