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Imitation General

The war's wildest story!

An officer poses as a general after the death of his commanding officer and inspires his troops to victory.

1h 28m1958NRTMDb 6.6

ComedyWar

English

Crew and Cast

George MarshallGeorge MarshallDirectorGlenn FordGlenn FordMSgt. Murphy SavageRed ButtonsRed ButtonsCpl. Chan DerbyTaina ElgTaina ElgSimoneDean JonesDean JonesCpl. Terry SellersKent SmithKent SmithBrig. Gen. Charles LaneTige AndrewsTige AndrewsPvt. Orville HutchmeyerJohn WilderJohn WilderLt. Jeff ClaytonRalph VotrianRalph VotrianAmerican Pfc.
Paul BuschGerman Tank CommanderBarry CahillBarry CahillJeep Driver
Fred KrugerGerman Prisoner
Joe Di RedaSoldier

Storyline

An officer poses as a general after the death of his commanding officer and inspires his troops to victory.

  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Info

Status
Released
Released
20 August 1958
Runtime
1h 28m
Rating
NR
TMDB score
6.6 / 10 (5 votes)

Production

Director
George Marshall
Writers
William Bowers, William Chamberlain
Studios
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Countries
United States of America

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English