Directed by:
Jack SmightCinematography:
Russell MettyComposer:
Carlo RustichelliCast:
Paul Newman, Sylva Koscina, Andrew Duggan, Tom Bosley, John Williams, Vito Scotti, Werner Peters, Buck Henry, Charles Gray, Norman Fell, James Gregory (more)Plots(1)
The Secret War of Harry Frigg tells the story of a good-for-nothing goldbrick whose only talent is escaping from the Army stockade. Sent behind enemy lines to free five Allied generals held prisoner in an Italian villa, Harry Frigg (Newman), hardly the dedicated type, becomes sidetracked from his zany mission by a sexy Italian Contessa. He finally uses his talent to escape, and his new rank of Major General to create havoc in this wild, wacky and brilliantly satirical tale of World War II. (official distributor synopsis)
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This film with flawless enjoyable humor reminded me of one of my favorite books, “How I Won the War". However, I liked Vito Scotti even more than Paul Newman. A brilliant character.__P.S. The DVD cover with the exploding POW camp, the Germans flying out of the guard towers and Newman throwing a grenade suggests some kind of action spectacle. You won't see any such scenes, but if you like comedies with well-written, funny dialogue and likeable characters... then you won't mind.
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