Imitation General (1958)
The war's wildest story!
An officer poses as a general after the death of his commanding officer and inspires his troops to victory.
- Date of release
- 1958-08-20
- TMDB
- 6.6 / 10 (5)
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Genres
- Comedy, War
- Director
- George Marshall
Casting
- Glenn Ford — MSgt. Murphy Savage
- Red Buttons — Cpl. Chan Derby
- Taina Elg — Simone
- Dean Jones — Cpl. Terry Sellers
- Kent Smith — Brig. Gen. Charles Lane
- Tige Andrews — Pvt. Orville Hutchmeyer
- John Wilder — Lt. Jeff Clayton
- Ralph Votrian — American Pfc.
- Paul Busch — German Tank Commander
- Barry Cahill — Jeep Driver
- Fred Kruger — German Prisoner
- Joe Di Reda — Soldier
Interesting facts
Imitation General is a 1958 American black-and-white comedy drama war film in CinemaScope, directed by George Marshall, produced by William B. Hawks, and starring Glenn Ford, Red Buttons, and Taina Elg. The film, distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, is based on a short story of the same name by William Chamberlain.
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