Watch Very Important Person (1961) Official Trailer
Even the GERMAN ARMY couldn't fight this...
5.5 / 10 IMDb April 24, 1961 1h 38m
Sir Ernest Pease is a self-important scientist 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.
Director
Runtime
1h 38m
Release Date
April 24, 1961
Genre
War, Comedy
Status
Released
Languages
English, Spanish
Country
United Kingdom
Producers
Cast
James Robertson Justice
as Sir Ernest "Lieutenant M.J. Farrow, RN" Pease, KBE, FRS
Leslie Phillips
as Flying Officer Jimmy Cooper
Stanley Baxter
as Flying Officer S. "Jock" Everett / Major Stamfel
Eric Sykes
as Sports Officer Willoughby
Richard Wattis
as Entertainments Officer Woodcock
No photo
Godfrey Winn
as Self
Colin Gordon
as Briggs
John Le Mesurier
as Escape Officer Piggott
Norman Bird
as Senior British Officer Travers
Jeremy Lloyd
as Flight Lieutenant J.J. "Bonzo" Baines, DFC
John Forrest
as Lieutenant Hans "'Grassy' Green" Kringling
Jean Cadell
as Mrs. MacDougall
Peter Myers
as Flying Officer P.R. Shaw
Ronnie Stevens
as Hankley
Ronald Leigh-Hunt
as Clynes
Steve Plytas
as Luftwaffe Officer
No photo
John Ringham
as Flying Officer G.S. "Plum" Poudding
No photo
Mark Hardy
as Prisoner of War
No photo
John Huson
as Senior RAF Officer
Joseph Fürst
as Luftwaffe Interrogator
Production Companies
Independent Artists
Very Important Person Official Trailer 1961
Advertisement
Viewer Reviews
Sign in to rate and review this movie.
Sign in Loading reviews…
Related Movies & Trailers
7.0
Lucky Strike
2026·Action
7.2
Troy
2004·War
8.6
Schindler's List
1993·Drama
8.2
Inglourious Basterds
2009·Drama
8.2
Hacksaw Ridge
2016·Drama
7.5
Fury
2014·War
8.2
Saving Private Ryan
1998·War
8.0
The Imitation Game
2014·History
7.1
Kingdom of Heaven
2005·Drama
8.3
Apocalypse Now
1979·Drama
7.7
Guy Ritchie's The Covenant
2023·War
7.4
Black Hawk Down
2001·Action