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Very Important Person

55 %|Apr 24, 1961|War, Comedy

Comedy set in World War Two, starring James Robertson-Justice and Leslie Phillips. Sir Ernest Pease (Robertson-Justice) is a self-important scientist who is sent undercover on a bombing mission to monitor the effectiveness of his latest invention, a new-fangled radar. When the plane is attacked, he parachutes to safety - only to be sent to a POW camp, where he takes on the alias of Lieutenant Farrow. There, the somewhat happy-go-lucky bunch of Brits suspect their acerbic new fellow prisoner of being a spy, and all sorts of culture clashes and misunderstandings ensue.

Featured Crew

Ken Annakin
Director
David Ambrose
Writer
Alexandre Dumas
Novel
Manfred Thurau
Producer
Ted Richmond
Executive Producer
Riz Ortolani
Original Music Composer
Jack Cardiff
Director of Photography
Elliot Scott
Production Design

Cast

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James Robertson Justice
Sir Ernest Pease KBE FRS / Lt. Farrow RN
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Leslie Phillips
Jimmy Cooper
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Stanley Baxter
'Jock' Everett / Kommondant Stamfel
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Eric Sykes
Willoughby, Sports Officer
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John Le Mesurier
Piggott, Escape Officer
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Richard Wattis
Woodcock, Entertainments Officer
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Jeremy Lloyd
Flt Lt. 'Bonzo' Baines DFC
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John Ringham
P/OGS 'Plum' Pouding
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Joseph Fürst
Luftwaffe Interrogator
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Brian Oulton
1st Scientist in Corridor