Summary
American GI Ernie Williams, admittedly weak-kneed, has an uncanny resemblance to British Colonel MacKenzie. Williams, also a master of imitation and disguise, is asked to impersonate the Colonel, ostensibly to allow the Colonel to make a secret trip East.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 61GoodWatch 64
IMDb6.4
Audience score58%
Running time
1 h 32 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 war movies, −26 min on the typical 118
typical 11892Half of all war movies run 103–135 min.
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121Released
1961
May 19, 1961
65 years ago
Genres
WarComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
Yes: its content advisories are violence, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids.
14 of 14
Danny KayeErnie Williams
Dana WynterMargaret MacKenzie-Smith
Wilfrid Hyde-WhiteColonel Somerset
Margaret RutherfordLady Vivian
Diana DorsBridget Stanhope
Allan CuthbertsonCaptain Patterson
Jesse WhiteJoseph Praeger
Gregory WalcottRock Houston
Terence de MarneyColin Twickenham
Rex EvansCarleton Brown Wiffingham
Rudolph AndersOberkommandant
Edgar BarrierBlankmeister- PLPamela LightMrs. Somerset
Ben AstarGeneral Zlinkov
Directing · 3
- Melville Shavelson Director, Writer
- Arthur Jacobson Assistant Director
- Harry Caplan Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Jack Rose Writer, Producer
Camera · 1
- Harry Stradling Sr. Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Frank Bracht Editor
Sound · 3
- Leith Stevens Original Music Composer
- John Wilkinson Sound Recordist
- Lyle Figland Sound Recordist
Art · 4
- Hal Pereira Art Direction
- Sam Comer Set Decoration
- Frank R. McKelvy Set Decoration
- Arthur Lonergan Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Edith Head Costume Design
- Wally Westmore Makeup Supervisor
- Nellie Manley Hair Supervisor
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