CinemaOSMovie · 1958 · 1h 28m · NR

Imitation General

The war's wildest story!

66%(5)IMDbComedyWar

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

Directed byGeorge Marshall

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 28m
Language
EN
Released
August 20, 1958
Studios
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Glenn Ford

Glenn Ford

MSgt. Murphy Savage

Red Buttons

Red Buttons

Cpl. Chan Derby

Taina Elg

Taina Elg

Simone

Dean Jones

Dean Jones

Cpl. Terry Sellers

Kent Smith

Kent Smith

Brig. Gen. Charles Lane

Tige Andrews

Tige Andrews

Pvt. Orville Hutchmeyer

John Wilder

John Wilder

Lt. Jeff Clayton

Ralph Votrian

Ralph Votrian

American Pfc.

Paul Busch

German Tank Commander

Barry Cahill

Barry Cahill

Jeep Driver

Creative team
Directed by
George Marshall
George Marshall
Written by
William Chamberlain
William Bowers
William Bowers

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