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The Square Peg
The Square Peg

The Square Peg (1958)

65% User Rating
1h 29min
War
Comedy

Norman Pitkin and Mr Grimsdale are council workmen mending the road outside an Army base when they come into conflict with the military. Shortly afterwards, they get drafted and fall into the clutches of the Sergeant they have just bested. They are sent to France to repair roads in front of the Allied advance but get captured. Pitkin takes advantage of a useful similarity to impersonate General Schreiber and manages to return a hero

John Paddy CarstairsDirector

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Norman Wisdom

Norman Wisdom

Private Norman Pitkin / General Otto Schreiber

Honor Blackman

Honor Blackman

Junior Commander Lesley Cartland

Edward Chapman

Edward Chapman

Private Wilfred Grimsdale

Campbell Singer

Campbell Singer

Sergeant Loder

Hattie Jacques

Hattie Jacques

Gretchen

Brian Worth

Brian Worth

Henri Le Blanc

Terence Alexander

Terence Alexander

Captain Wharton

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John Warwick

Colonel Layton

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Arnold Bell

General Hunt

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Victor Beaumont

Jogenkraut

André Maranne

André Maranne

Jean-Claude

Frank Williams

Frank Williams

Captain Ford

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Eddie Leslie

Medical Officer

Richard Marner

Richard Marner

German Officer

John G. Heller

John G. Heller

German Officer at Gatepost

Roger Avon

Roger Avon

Workman (uncredited)

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William Baskiville

German Officer (uncredited)

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Jim Beasley

British Solider (uncredited)

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Alan Beaton

Lieutenant Colonel Bill (uncredited)

Martin Boddey

Martin Boddey

Colonel (uncredited)

Jim Brady

Jim Brady

Mr. Fred Ferndale (uncredited)

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Aza Caralova

Café Patron (uncredited)

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Alf Casha

Café Patron (uncredited)

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Jimmy Charters

Mr. Harry Hoylake (uncredited)

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Michael Collins

Airman Handing Out Tea (uncredited)

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Mike Conner

German Soldier (uncredited)

Terence Cooper

Terence Cooper

Paratrooper (uncredited)

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Dan Cressey

German Soldier (uncredited)

Robert Desmond

Robert Desmond

Sentry (uncredited)

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Ernest Fennemore

New Recruit (uncredited)

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Chick Fowles

German Sentry (uncredited)

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Frank Fry

New Recruit (uncredited)

Robert Gillespie

Robert Gillespie

German Soldier (uncredited)

Harold Goodwin

Harold Goodwin

Workman (uncredited)

Fred Griffiths

Fred Griffiths

Lorry Driver (uncredited)

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Aidan Harrington

German Soldier (uncredited)

Gordon Harris

Gordon Harris

Corporal (uncredited)

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Derek Holmes

Medical Corporal (uncredited)

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Lindsay Hooper

German Soldier (uncredited)

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Barry Johns

Paratrooper (uncredited)

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Dickey Luck

Paratrooper (uncredited)

Victor Maddern

Victor Maddern

Motor Pool Corporal (uncredited)

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Terence Maidment

Paratrooper (uncredited)

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Vicky Marshall

WRAC (uncredited)

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Sheila McGibbon

Annie McQuillan (uncredited)

Jim McManus

Jim McManus

New Recruit (uncredited)

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Geremy Phillips

Soldier (uncredited)

Oliver Reed

Oliver Reed

(uncredited)

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Frank Schock

Café Patron (uncredited)

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Arnold Schulkes

German Soldier (uncredited)

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George Spence

Mr. Charles Fenton Hopkins (uncredited)

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Hazel Sutton

Blonde (uncredited)

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Jack Taylor

Paratrooper in Pub (uncredited)

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Reg Thomason

German Sentry (uncredited)

Richard Warner

Richard Warner

(uncredited)

Brian Wilde

Brian Wilde

New Recruit (uncredited)

Ian Wilson

Ian Wilson

Extra (uncredited)

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Stephen Zammit

New Recruit (uncredited)

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