Imitation General

Imitation General

Imitation General

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Imitation General

"The war's wildest story!"

1958

1h 28m

6.6(5 votes)

Comedy

War

Overview

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

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Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast & Crew

12 members

Acting

Glenn Ford

MSgt. Murphy Savage

Glenn Ford

Acting

Red Buttons

Cpl. Chan Derby

Red Buttons

Acting

Taina Elg

Simone

Taina Elg

Acting

Dean Jones

Cpl. Terry Sellers

Dean Jones

Acting

Kent Smith

Brig. Gen. Charles Lane

Kent Smith

Acting

Tige Andrews

Pvt. Orville Hutchmeyer

Tige Andrews

Writing

John Wilder

Lt. Jeff Clayton

John Wilder

Acting

Ralph Votrian

American Pfc.

Ralph Votrian

Acting

Paul Busch

German Tank Commander

No Image

Acting

Barry Cahill

Jeep Driver

No Image

Acting

Fred Kruger

German Prisoner

No Image

Acting

Joe Di Reda

Soldier

No Image

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