The Secret War of Harry Frigg

It's not who you con. It's how you do it.

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...

• Release date
• February 29, 1968
• Runtime
• 110 min
• Genres
• Comedy, War
• Director
• Jack Smight

Cast

Paul Newman Pvt. Harry Frigg Sylva Koscina Countess Francesca De Montefiore Andrew Duggan Gen. Newton Armstrong Tom Bosley Gen. Roscoe Pennypacker John Williams Gen. Francis Mayhew Charles Gray Gen. Adrian Cox-Roberts Vito Scotti Col. Enrico Ferrucci Jacques Roux Gen. Andre Rochambeau