The Man Who Never Was

True story of a British attempt to trick the enemy into weakening Sicily's defenses before the 1943 attack, using a dead man with faked papers.

The Man Who Never Was



British Intelligence during World War II is trying to get the German High Command to shift it's forces away from Italy prior to the invasion. To create the illusion of a plan for England to invade Greece a dead body is to be procured, allowed to be found with secret papers on him by Spanish authorities who will send the papers on to the Germans, or that's the plan. First they have to find a body that will look drowned, and create an identity for him that will pass the examinati! on of the German agent who is sure to check him out. Based on a true story. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>

Genres: War Drama

Release year: 1956