1968 · 110 min · Comedy, War
When 5 allied generals are captured in Italy in WWII, it is a propaganda nightmare for the allies. The generals are all 1 star and refuse to take orders from each other in order to plan an escape. Harry Frigg is a private who has escaped from the guard house dozens of times. He is promoted to Major General and ordered to get the generals out once he is captured. Harry is willing to escape, but then he meets the countess...
Directed by Jack Smight. Starring Paul Newman, Sylva Koscina, Andrew Duggan, Tom Bosley and John Williams.
Lyradrift plots The Secret War of Harry Frigg as a star at the centre of its own sky, with related films orbiting it as satellites, gathered from TMDB recommendations, shared themes, Wikidata links (same director, writer, series, source material or subject) and closeness of feel, then chosen for the strongest evidence — the closer and brighter a star, the more strongly it is related. Fly to any satellite to make it the new centre and keep exploring.
Explore The Secret War of Harry Frigg on Lyradrift →
This website uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.