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Very Important Person

5.2/10

Release: 24/04/1961

Duration: 1h 38m

Very Important Person

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.

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English, Spanish

Director:Ken Annakin

Writers

Production

Independent Artists

Cast

James Robertson Justice

James Robertson..

Sir Ernest "Lieut..

Leslie Phillips

Leslie Phillips

Flying Officer Ji..

Stanley Baxter

Stanley Baxter

Flying Officer S...

Eric Sykes

Eric Sykes

Sports Officer Wi..

Richard Wattis

Richard Wattis

Entertainments Of..

John Le Mesurier

John Le Mesurie..

Escape Officer Pi..

Norman Bird

Norman Bird

Senior British Of..

Jeremy Lloyd

Jeremy Lloyd

Flight Lieutenant..

John Forrest

John Forrest

Lieutenant Hans "..

Jean Cadell

Jean Cadell

Mrs. MacDougall

Peter Myers

Peter Myers

Flying Officer P...

Steve Plytas

Steve Plytas

Luftwaffe Officer

John Ringham

John Ringham

Flying Officer G...

Mark Hardy

Mark Hardy

Prisoner of War

John Huson

John Huson

Senior RAF Office..

Joseph Fürst

Joseph Fürst

Luftwaffe Interro..

Norman Shelley

Norman Shelley

Fred Whittaker

Brian Oulton

Brian Oulton

Scientist in Corr..

Frederick Piper

Frederick Piper

Scientist in Corr..

Joan Haythorne

Joan Haythorne

Miss Rogers

Heidi Erich

Heidi Erich

German Frau

Lesley Allen

Lesley Allen

German Frau

Derek Aylward

Derek Aylward

Stagehand (uncred..

Vincent Ball

Vincent Ball

Higgins (uncredit..

Ron Carr

Ron Carr

German Guard (unc..

Tony Castleton

Tony Castleton

Stagehand (uncred..

Billy Cornelius

Billy Cornelius

German Guard (unc..

Dan Darnelli

Dan Darnelli

Messenger (uncred..

Hugo de Vernier

Hugo de Vernier

Swiss Commissione..

Jack Dearlove

Jack Dearlove

Prisoner of War (..

Ed Devereaux

Ed Devereaux

Webber (uncredite..

Archie Duncan

Archie Duncan

Scottish Captain ..

Hugh Elton

Hugh Elton

RAF Officer (uncr..

Roy Everson

Roy Everson

Prisoner of War (..

Ernest Fennemore

Ernest Fennemor..

Prisoner of War (..

Chick Fowles

Chick Fowles

Prisoner of War (..

Fred Haggerty

Fred Haggerty

German Guard (unc..

Patrick Halpin

Patrick Halpin

TV Crew (uncredit..

Peter Hannon

Peter Hannon

German Guard (unc..

Victor Harrington

Victor Harringt..

Prisoner of War (..

John Herrington

John Herrington

Swiss Commissione..

Norman Lambert

Norman Lambert

Prisoner of War (..

Barry Lowe

Barry Lowe

Forger (uncredite..

Ned Lynch

Ned Lynch

Prisoner of War (..

Fred Machon

Fred Machon

German Guard (unc..

Richard Marner

Richard Marner

German Guard (unc..

Nancy Nevinson

Nancy Nevinson

German Frau (uncr..

Ian Parsons

Ian Parsons

Swiss Commissione..

Cecil Paul

Cecil Paul

Official (uncredi..

Keith Peacock

Keith Peacock

German Guard (unc..

Joe Phelps

Joe Phelps

German Guard (unc..

Charles Price

Charles Price

Stagehand (uncred..

Prunella Smith

Prunella Smith

Audience Member (..

Reg Thomason

Reg Thomason

Audience Member (..

Martin Voss

Martin Voss

German Guard (unc..

Robert Vossler

Robert Vossler

Audience Member (..

David Webb

David Webb

Prisoner of War (..

Winnie Wiblin

Winnie Wiblin

Guest (uncredited..

John Wilder

John Wilder

Audience Member (..

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