Very Important Person

Story

Synopsis

Sir Ernest Pease is a self-important scientist 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.

Director

Ken Annakin

Writers

David Ambrose, Alexandre Dumas

Language

English

Country

United Kingdom

Release date

24 April 1961

Ensemble

Cast

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  James Robertson Justice

  Sir Ernest "Lieutenant M.J. Farrow, RN" Pease, KBE, FRS

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  Leslie Phillips

  Flying Officer Jimmy Cooper

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  Stanley Baxter

  Flying Officer S. "Jock" Everett / Major Stamfel

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  Eric Sykes

  Sports Officer Willoughby

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  Richard Wattis

  Entertainments Officer Woodcock

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  Godfrey Winn

  Self

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  Colin Gordon

  Briggs

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  John Le Mesurier

  Escape Officer Piggott

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  Norman Bird

  Senior British Officer Travers

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  Jeremy Lloyd

  Flight Lieutenant J.J. "Bonzo" Baines, DFC

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  Joseph Fürst

  Luftwaffe Interrogator

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  John Forrest

  Lieutenant Hans "'Grassy' Green" Kringling