Very Important Person

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

Duration: 98 min
Release date: 1961-04-24
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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.

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James Robertson Justice
James Robertson Justice
as Sir Ernest "Lieutenant M.J. Farrow, RN" Pease, KBE, FRS
Leslie Phillips
Leslie Phillips
as Flying Officer Jimmy Cooper
Stanley Baxter
Stanley Baxter
as Flying Officer S. "Jock" Everett / Major Stamfel
Eric Sykes
Eric Sykes
as Sports Officer Willoughby
Richard Wattis
Richard Wattis
as Entertainments Officer Woodcock
Godfrey Winn
Godfrey Winn
as Self
Colin Gordon
Colin Gordon
as Briggs
John Le Mesurier
John Le Mesurier
as Escape Officer Piggott
Norman Bird
Norman Bird
as Senior British Officer Travers
Jeremy Lloyd
Jeremy Lloyd
as Flight Lieutenant J.J. "Bonzo" Baines, DFC
John Forrest
John Forrest
as Lieutenant Hans "'Grassy' Green" Kringling
Jean Cadell
Jean Cadell
as Mrs. MacDougall
Peter Myers
Peter Myers
as Flying Officer P.R. Shaw
Ronnie Stevens
Ronnie Stevens
as Hankley
Ronald Leigh-Hunt
Ronald Leigh-Hunt
as Clynes
Steve Plytas
Steve Plytas
as Luftwaffe Officer
John Ringham
John Ringham
as Flying Officer G.S. "Plum" Poudding
Mark Hardy
Mark Hardy
as Prisoner of War
John Huson
John Huson
as Senior RAF Officer
Joseph Fürst
Joseph Fürst
as Luftwaffe Interrogator
Norman Shelley
Norman Shelley
as Fred Whittaker
Brian Oulton
Brian Oulton
as Scientist in Corridor
Frederick Piper
Frederick Piper
as Scientist in Corridor
Joan Haythorne
Joan Haythorne
as Miss Rogers
Heidi Erich
Heidi Erich
as German Frau
Lesley Allen
Lesley Allen
as German Frau
Derek Aylward
Derek Aylward
as Stagehand (uncredited)
Vincent Ball
Vincent Ball
as Higgins (uncredited)
Ron Carr
Ron Carr
as German Guard (uncredited)
Tony Castleton
Tony Castleton
as Stagehand (uncredited)
Billy Cornelius
Billy Cornelius
as German Guard (uncredited)
Dan Darnelli
Dan Darnelli
as Messenger (uncredited)
Hugo de Vernier
Hugo de Vernier
as Swiss Commissioner (uncredited)
Jack Dearlove
Jack Dearlove
as Prisoner of War (uncredited)
Ed Devereaux
Ed Devereaux
as Webber (uncredited)
Archie Duncan
Archie Duncan
as Scottish Captain (uncredited)
Hugh Elton
Hugh Elton
as RAF Officer (uncredited)
Roy Everson
Roy Everson
as Prisoner of War (uncredited)
Ernest Fennemore
Ernest Fennemore
as Prisoner of War (uncredited)
Chick Fowles
Chick Fowles
as Prisoner of War (uncredited)
Fred Haggerty
Fred Haggerty
as German Guard (uncredited)
Patrick Halpin
Patrick Halpin
as TV Crew (uncredited)
Peter Hannon
Peter Hannon
as German Guard (uncredited)
Victor Harrington
Victor Harrington
as Prisoner of War (uncredited)
John Herrington
John Herrington
as Swiss Commissioner (uncredited)
Norman Lambert
Norman Lambert
as Prisoner of War (uncredited)
Barry Lowe
Barry Lowe
as Forger (uncredited)
Ned Lynch
Ned Lynch
as Prisoner of War (uncredited)
Fred Machon
Fred Machon
as German Guard (uncredited)
Richard Marner
Richard Marner
as German Guard (uncredited)
Nancy Nevinson
Nancy Nevinson
as German Frau (uncredited)
Ian Parsons
Ian Parsons
as Swiss Commissioner (uncredited)
Cecil Paul
Cecil Paul
as Official (uncredited)
Keith Peacock
Keith Peacock
as German Guard (uncredited)
Joe Phelps
Joe Phelps
as German Guard (uncredited)
Charles Price
Charles Price
as Stagehand (uncredited)
Prunella Smith
Prunella Smith
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Reg Thomason
Reg Thomason
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Martin Voss
Martin Voss
as German Guard (uncredited)
Robert Vossler
Robert Vossler
as Audience Member (uncredited)
David Webb
David Webb
as Prisoner of War (uncredited)
Winnie Wiblin
Winnie Wiblin
as Guest (uncredited)
John Wilder
John Wilder
as Audience Member (uncredited)
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