The Square Peg (1958)

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

Released

1958-12-04

Genres

War, Comedy

Runtime

89 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Jack Davies, John Paddy Carstairs, Eddie Leslie, Henry Blyth

TMDB rating

6.5/10 from 34 votes