The colour photography in this beautifully constructed movie is fresh and realistic. This is one of those expertly-made films that is a satisfying experience for all the family- and an exciting thriller you don't easily forget. As the British military prepares to invade Sicily during World War II, intelligence agent Ewen Montagu (Clifton Webb) hatches a cunning plan to fool Germany into believing the Allies' true target is Greece. The Man Who Never Was is een Britse oorlogsfilm uit 1956 onder regie van Ronald Neame. The Man Who Never Was (1956) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. What a shame the price-tag is currently excessive! Amazon.com: The Man Who Never Was: Clifton Webb, Gloria Grahame, Robert Flemyng, Josephine Griffin, Stephen Boyd, Laurence Naismith, Geoffrey Keen, Moultrie Kelsall, ... Full of enjoyable detail, "The Man Who Never Was" is a 99-minute film which has hardly dated at all. Concocting a fictitious British officer named Maj. William Martin, Montagu gathers false top-secret documents and personal letters to plant upon a corpse that will wash ashore in Spain. Webb gets to show flashes of his well-known screen sarcasm, but in general he gives a good low-key, all-business performance. Full of enjoyable detail, "The Man Who Never Was" is a … De film, opgenomen in CinemaScope, is gebaseerd op het gelijknamige autobiografische boek van Ewen Montagu over Operatie Mincemeat en werd destijds in Nederland uitgebracht onder de titel De man …

Clifton Webb stars as the British officer who comes up with the scheme of using "The Man Who Never Was" to trick the Germans into weakening their defenses in Sicily before the planned Allied invasion there.