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The Square Peg

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The Square Peg

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Second World War comedy starring Norman Wisdom and Honor Blackman. War produces many unlikely heroes, but none more so than Norman Pitkin. Drafted into the army, his incompetence proves disastrous, especially when he's transported behind enemy lines, where he becomes a menace to friend and foe alike.

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A star rating of 2 out of 5.

David Parkinson

This is a classic example of the kind of fumbling farce that earned Norman Wisdom cult status in Albania (where he is known to thousands of adoring fans as Pitkin, the character he plays here). Wisdom's comedy appeals because many in the audience can identify with the situations his "little man" character struggles valiantly to overcome. Yet this loose reworking of the Will Hay classic The Goose Steps Out, in which Wisdom becomes a war hero by impersonating a top Nazi general, misfires because the commonplace is forsaken for the fantastic and it becomes hard to sympathise, let alone laugh, with him.

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6.8/10

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rolenameNorman Pitkin / General SchreiberNorman WisdomLesley CartlandHonor BlackmanMr GrimsdaleEdward ChapmanSergeant LoderCampbell SingerGretchen von SchmetterlingHattie JacquesHenri Le BlancBrian WorthCaptain WhartonTerence AlexanderColonel LaytonJohn WarwickGeneral HuntArnold BellJean-ClaudeAndré MaranneJogenkrautVictor BeaumontCaptain FordFrank Williams (1)Medical officerEddie Leslie

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rolenameDirectorJohn Paddy Carstairs

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Languages

English | German | French

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video and DVD

Formats

Black and white

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