The Square Peg

1958 1h 29m EN

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6.5

SOLID

★6.5TMDB · 34

WarComedy

Synopsis

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Norman Pitkin and Mr Grimsdale are council workmen mending the road outside an Army base when they come into conflict with the military. Shortly afterwards, they get drafted and fall into the clutches of the Sergeant they have just bested. They are sent to France to repair roads in front of the Allied advance but get captured. Pitkin takes advantage of a useful similarity to impersonate General Schreiber and manages to return a hero

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Norman Wisdom
Private Norman Pitkin / General Otto Schreiber
Honor Blackman
Junior Commander Lesley Cartland
Edward Chapman
Private Wilfred Grimsdale
Campbell Singer
Sergeant Loder
Hattie Jacques
Gretchen
Brian Worth
Henri Le Blanc
Terence Alexander
Captain Wharton
John Warwick
Colonel Layton

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: John Paddy Carstairs
Writers: Jack Davies, Eddie Leslie, Henry Blyth
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 5

ERA

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68 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 5

CAST

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Norman Wisdom and Honor Blackman and Edward Chapman carry the top of the cast.

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4 / 5

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0052233 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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5 / 5

WILD

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Only 34 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

John Paddy Carstairs directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
268 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Norman Wisdom and Honor Blackman and Edward Chapman carry the top of the cast.
4IMDB entry: tt0052233 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
5Only 34 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.