Based on actual events, this 1956 spy thriller stars Clifton Webb as Lt. Commander Ewen Montagu, author of the book by the same name. It’s 1943 and the Allies are about to invade Sicily. British Intelligence develops an ingenious plot to fool the Germans into thinking the invasion will take place elsewhere.
Using a recently deceased corpse, they create a man who never existed, with a briefcase full of official looking documents handcuffed to his wrist. The body of the fictitious “Major Martin” is released from a submarine off the coast of Spain. As planned, the body floats to shore, is recovered by authorities and repatriated to the British, but not before German intelligence agents get a look at the briefcase’s contents. The trap has been sprung, and the outcome had a major impact on the war in Europe.
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