---
title: 'I Was Monty''s Double (1958)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Guillermin'
released: '1958-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 101
genres:
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/i-was-montys-double-1958'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051759/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# I Was Monty's Double (1958)

1958 · 101 min · Thriller · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

I Was Monty's Double is a 1958 British film directed by John Guillermin and starring M. E. Clifton James, John Mills and Cecil Parker. The screenplay was by Bryan Forbes adapted from the autobiography of Clifton James, an actor who pretended to be General Bernard Montgomery as a decoy during World War II. It was produced by the Associated British Picture Corporation.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Bryan Forbes](https://cinepixo.com/people/bryan-forbes)
- **Director:** [John Guillermin](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-guillermin)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John Addison](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-addison)
- **Producer:** [Maxwell Setton](https://cinepixo.com/people/maxwell-setton)
- **Director of Photography:** [Basil Emmott](https://cinepixo.com/people/basil-emmott)

## Cast

- [Sid James](https://cinepixo.com/people/sid-james)
- [Bill Nagy](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-nagy)
- [Harry Fowler](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-fowler)
- [Marne Maitland](https://cinepixo.com/people/marne-maitland)
- [Desmond Roberts](https://cinepixo.com/people/desmond-roberts)
- [Allan Cuthbertson](https://cinepixo.com/people/allan-cuthbertson)
- [Barbara Hicks](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-hicks)
- [Leslie Phillips](https://cinepixo.com/people/leslie-phillips)
- [James Hayter](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-hayter)
- [Victor Maddern](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-maddern)
- [Bryan Forbes](https://cinepixo.com/people/bryan-forbes)
- [Cecil Parker](https://cinepixo.com/people/cecil-parker)
- [Edward Judd](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-judd)
- [M. E. Clifton James](https://cinepixo.com/people/m-e-clifton-james)
- [Michael Bell](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-bell)

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