The Great Impostor (1961) - film review

Biography / Comedy

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The Great Impostor is an American film comedy first released in 1961, directed by Robert Mulligan. The film is based on a novel by Robert Crichton and stars Tony Curtis, Edmond O’Brien, Arthur O’Connell and Gary Merrill. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

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Director: Robert Mulligan
Script: Robert Crichton (novel), Liam O’Brien
Photo: Robert Burks
Music: Henry Mancini
Cast: Tony Curtis (Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr.), Edmond O’Brien (Capt. Glover, HMCS Cayuga), Arthur O’Connell (Warden J.B. Chandler), Gary Merrill (Pa Demara), Joan Blackman (WRCN Nursing Sister Lt. Catherine Lacey), Raymond Massey (Abbott Donner), Robert Middleton (R.C. Brown (prison guard)), Jeanette Nolan (Ma Demara), Sue Ane Langdon (Eulalie Chandler (warden’s daughter)), Larry Gates (Cardinal), Mike Kellin (Clifford Thompson (prisoner in maximum security section)), Frank Gorshin (Barney (inmate in federal prison)), Cindi Wood (WAC Lieutenant), Dick Sargent (Hotchkiss (Medical Assistant 2nd Class in HMCS Cayuga)), Robert Crawford Jr. (Fred Demara Jr.), Doodles Weaver (Moonshine-impaired farmer hauling fertilizer), Ward Ramsey (Lieutenant Commander (XO in HMCS Cayuga)), David White (Dr. Hammond), Philip Ahn (Capt. Hun Kin, Korean Army), Herbert Rudley (Senior officer), Jerry Paris (Defense Lieutenant), Harry Carey Jr. (Dr. Joseph Mornay), Willard Sage, Karl Malden (Father Devlin (St. Augustine School)), Robert Dornan (Reporter), Joe Gray (Prisoner), Bob Hastings (State Department Official), William Hudson, David McMahon (Prison Guard)
Country: USA
Language: English / Korean
Runtime: 113 min; B&W

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