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Very Important Person

Genres
War
Comedy
Rating
5.2
StatusReleased
LanguagesEnglishEspañol
CountriesUnited Kingdom
Release Date1961-04-24
Runtime98 mins

Overview

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.

Cast & Crew

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James Robertson Justice

as Sir Ernest "Lieutenant M.J. Farrow, RN" Pease, KBE, FRS

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Leslie Phillips

as Flying Officer Jimmy Cooper

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Stanley Baxter

as Flying Officer S. "Jock" Everett / Major Stamfel

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Eric Sykes

as Sports Officer Willoughby

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Richard Wattis

as Entertainments Officer Woodcock

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Godfrey Winn

as Self

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Colin Gordon

as Briggs

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John Le Mesurier

as Escape Officer Piggott

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Norman Bird

as Senior British Officer Travers

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Jeremy Lloyd

as Flight Lieutenant J.J. "Bonzo" Baines, DFC

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John Forrest

as Lieutenant Hans "'Grassy' Green" Kringling

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Jean Cadell

as Mrs. MacDougall

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Peter Myers

as Flying Officer P.R. Shaw

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Ronnie Stevens

as Hankley

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Ronald Leigh-Hunt

as Clynes

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Steve Plytas

as Luftwaffe Officer

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John Ringham

as Flying Officer G.S. "Plum" Poudding

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Mark Hardy

as Prisoner of War

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John Huson

as Senior RAF Officer

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Joseph Fürst

as Luftwaffe Interrogator

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Norman Shelley

as Fred Whittaker

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Brian Oulton

as Scientist in Corridor

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Frederick Piper

as Scientist in Corridor

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Joan Haythorne

as Miss Rogers

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Heidi Erich

as German Frau

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Lesley Allen

as German Frau

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Derek Aylward

as Stagehand (uncredited)

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Vincent Ball

as Higgins (uncredited)

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Ron Carr

as German Guard (uncredited)

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Tony Castleton

as Stagehand (uncredited)

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Billy Cornelius

as German Guard (uncredited)

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Dan Darnelli

as Messenger (uncredited)

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Hugo de Vernier

as Swiss Commissioner (uncredited)

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Jack Dearlove

as Prisoner of War (uncredited)

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Ed Devereaux

as Webber (uncredited)

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Archie Duncan

as Scottish Captain (uncredited)

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Hugh Elton

as RAF Officer (uncredited)

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Roy Everson

as Prisoner of War (uncredited)

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Ernest Fennemore

as Prisoner of War (uncredited)

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Chick Fowles

as Prisoner of War (uncredited)

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Fred Haggerty

as German Guard (uncredited)

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Patrick Halpin

as TV Crew (uncredited)

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Peter Hannon

as German Guard (uncredited)

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Victor Harrington

as Prisoner of War (uncredited)

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John Herrington

as Swiss Commissioner (uncredited)

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Norman Lambert

as Prisoner of War (uncredited)

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Barry Lowe

as Forger (uncredited)

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Ned Lynch

as Prisoner of War (uncredited)

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Fred Machon

as German Guard (uncredited)

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Richard Marner

as German Guard (uncredited)

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Nancy Nevinson

as German Frau (uncredited)

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Ian Parsons

as Swiss Commissioner (uncredited)

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Cecil Paul

as Official (uncredited)

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Keith Peacock

as German Guard (uncredited)

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Joe Phelps

as German Guard (uncredited)

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Charles Price

as Stagehand (uncredited)

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Prunella Smith

as Audience Member (uncredited)

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Reg Thomason

as Audience Member (uncredited)

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Martin Voss

as German Guard (uncredited)

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Robert Vossler

as Audience Member (uncredited)

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David Webb

as Prisoner of War (uncredited)

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Winnie Wiblin

as Guest (uncredited)

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John Wilder

as Audience Member (uncredited)

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