The Secret War of Harry Frigg

The Secret War of Harry Frigg

110 mins | Comedy, War | Feb. 29, 1968

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...

The Secret War of Harry Frigg

110 mins | Comedy, War | Feb. 29, 1968

The Secret War of Harry Frigg
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...
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers Universal Pictures
Original title The Secret War of Harry Frigg
Directors Jack Smight
Writers Frank Tarloff, Peter Stone

Cast

Paul Newman

as Pvt. Harry Frigg

Sylva Koscina

as Countess Francesca De Montefiore

Andrew Duggan

as Gen. Newton Armstrong

Tom Bosley

as Gen. Roscoe Pennypacker

John Williams

as Gen. Francis Mayhew

Charles Gray

as Gen. Adrian Cox-Roberts

Vito Scotti

as Col. Enrico Ferrucci

Jacques Roux

as Gen. Andre Rochambeau

Werner Peters

as Maj. von Steignitz

James Gregory

as Gen. Homer Prentiss

Fabrizio Mioni

as Lt. Rossano

Johnny Haymer

as Sgt. Pozzallo

Norman Fell

as Captain Stanley

Buck Henry

as Stockade Commandant

Horst Ebersberg

as Lt. Gruber

Richard X. Slattery

as MP Sergeant

George Ives

as Major