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  • The Square Peg (1958)
  • 85 min | Comedy, War
The Square Peg (1958)
85 min | Comedy, War

A British road repairman gets into a feud with the army, gets drafted, and is mistakenly parachuted into German-occupied France where his physical resemblance to the local German commandant triggers a hilarious chain reaction.
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Writers
Jack Davies (original screenplay by) | Henry Blyth (original screenplay by) | Norman Wisdom (original screenplay by) | Eddie Leslie (original screenplay by)
Producer
Hugh Stewart (produced by)
Composer
Cinematographer
Jack E. Cox (photography) (as Jack Cox)
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Dec 4, 1958

Release date
Dec 19, 1958 (Ireland)

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Cast

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56 cast members
Name Known for
Norman Wisdom
Norman Pitkin / General Schreiber Norman Pitkin / General Schreiber   See fewer
Honor Blackman
Lesley Cartland Lesley Cartland   See fewer
Edward Chapman
Mr. Grimsdale Mr. Grimsdale   See fewer
Campbell Singer
Sergeant Loder Sergeant Loder   See fewer
Hattie Jacques
Gretchen Gretchen   See fewer
Brian Worth
Henri Le Blanc Henri Le Blanc   See fewer
Terence Alexander
Captain Wharton Captain Wharton   See fewer
John Warwick
Colonel Layton Colonel Layton   See fewer
Arnold Bell
General Hunt General Hunt   See fewer
Victor Beaumont
Jogenkraut Jogenkraut   See fewer
André Maranne
Jean-Claude (as Andre Maranne) Jean-Claude (as Andre Maranne)   See fewer
Frank Williams
Captain Ford Captain Ford   See fewer
Eddie Leslie
Medical Officer Medical Officer   See fewer
Richard Marner
German Officer German Officer   See fewer
John G. Heller
German Officer at Gatepost German Officer at Gatepost   See fewer
Roger Avon
Workman (uncredited) Workman (uncredited)   See fewer
William Baskiville
German Officer (uncredited) German Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Jim Beasley
British Soldier (uncredited) British Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
Alan Beaton
Lieutenant Colonel Bill (uncredited) Lieutenant Colonel Bill (uncredited)   See fewer
Martin Boddey
Colonel (uncredited) Colonel (uncredited)   See fewer
Jim Brady
Fred Ferndale (uncredited) Fred Ferndale (uncredited)   See fewer
Aza Caralova
Cafe Patron (uncredited) Cafe Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Alf Casha
Cafe Patron (uncredited) Cafe Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Jimmy Charters
New Recruit (uncredited) New Recruit (uncredited)   See fewer
Michael Collins
Airman Handing Out Tea (uncredited) Airman Handing Out Tea (uncredited)   See fewer
Mike Conner
German Soldier (uncredited) German Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
Terence Cooper
Paratrooper (uncredited) Paratrooper (uncredited)   See fewer
Dan Cressey
German Soldier (uncredited) German Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Desmond
Sentry (uncredited) Sentry (uncredited)   See fewer
Ernest Fennemore
New Recruit (uncredited) New Recruit (uncredited)   See fewer
Chick Fowles
German Sentry (uncredited) German Sentry (uncredited)   See fewer
Harold Goodwin
Workman (uncredited) Workman (uncredited)   See fewer
Fred Griffiths
Lorry Driver (uncredited) Lorry Driver (uncredited)   See fewer
Aidan Harrington
German Soldier (uncredited) German Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
Gordon Harris
Corporal (uncredited) Corporal (uncredited)   See fewer
Derek Holmes
Medical Corporal (uncredited) Medical Corporal (uncredited)   See fewer
Lindsay Hooper
German Soldier (uncredited) German Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
Barry Johns
Paratrooper (uncredited) Paratrooper (uncredited)   See fewer
Dickey Luck
Paratrooper (uncredited) Paratrooper (uncredited)   See fewer
Victor Maddern
Motor Pool Corporal (uncredited) Motor Pool Corporal (uncredited)   See fewer
Terence Maidment
Paratrooper (uncredited) Paratrooper (uncredited)   See fewer
Vicky Marshall
WRAC (uncredited) WRAC (uncredited)   See fewer
Sheila McGibbon
Annie McQuillan (uncredited) Annie McQuillan (uncredited)   See fewer
Jim McManus
New Recruit (uncredited) New Recruit (uncredited)   See fewer
Geremy Phillips
Soldier (uncredited) Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
Oliver Reed
Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Schock
Cafe Patron (uncredited) Cafe Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Arnold Schulkes
German Soldier (uncredited) German Soldier (uncredited)   See fewer
George Spence
Council Official (uncredited) Council Official (uncredited)   See fewer
Hazel Sutton
Blonde (uncredited) Blonde (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Taylor
Paratrooper in Pub (uncredited) Paratrooper in Pub (uncredited)   See fewer
Reg Thomason
German Sentry (uncredited) German Sentry (uncredited)   See fewer
Richard Warner
Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited)   See fewer
Brian Wilde
New Recruit (uncredited) New Recruit (uncredited)   See fewer
Ian Wilson
Extra (uncredited) Extra (uncredited)   See fewer
Stephen Zammit
New Recruit (uncredited) New Recruit (uncredited)   See fewer
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