Fooling Hitler

The story

The incredible true story of how a bunch of writers, artists, set designers, and back room technicians pooled their talents in order to outwit the German High Command and fool Hitler. Espionage, counterespionage, decoy airfields, inflatable tanks, guns, and soldiers are all deployed in the run up to D-Day to create a massive diversion and the strongest possible indication that the landings will be in Calais rather than Normandy. A whole invisible army is conjured up: FUSAG, the First US Army Group. Major General Patton is placed in charge of this army, such is its importance he is detained in Britain for several weeks after the Normandy landings in order to successfully convince Hitler that a second and larger set of landings will be staged in Calais.

Cast

J Jason DurrLieutenant Colonel Strangeways H Howard AttfieldColonel Turner G Grant BurginSergeant Granger D Dorian HealyMajor Barkus C Coral BeedLady Elizabeth Clemens P Peter PaceyDennis Wheatley N Nigel WilliamsBrigadier Boyson R Roger BarclayMajor T.A. Robertson P Peter WickhamGeneral Mansfield M Matt CanavanPrivate Williams K Kieron JecchinisVicar J Jeff HardingGeneral Stimson

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R Richard LinternColonel Bevan R Richard Wills-CottonDouglas Fairbanks Jr D Daniel HartCorporal Collins A Angus MacInnesGeneral Parker T Tim GoodmanField Marshall Sir Alan Brooke J James Carroll JordanGeneral Patton R Richard HodderAgent Haddock D David ActonBBC Radio Reporter C Clara FrancisFelicity P Paul T.T. EasterMP (uncredited) A Alex HelmRAF Technician (uncredited) T Tara Summers(uncredited)