British Comedy Guide
Very Important Person. Sir Ernest Pease KBE FRS / Lt. Farrow, RN (James Robertson Justice). Copyright: Independent Artists
Very Important Person

Very Important Person

  • 1961 film

1961 film spoofing stiff-upper-lipped war dramas, starring James Robertson Justice as a bombastic scientist who ends up in a PoW camp. Also features Leslie Phillips, Stanley Baxter, Eric Sykes, Richard Wattis, Colin Gordon and more.

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Cast & crew credits

Cast
James Robertson Justice Sir Ernest Pease KBE FRS / Lt. Farrow, RN
Leslie Phillips Jimmy Cooper
Stanley Baxter 'Jock' Everett
Stanley Baxter Kommondant Stamfel
Eric Sykes Willoughby
Richard Wattis Woodcock
Colin Gordon Major Briggs
John Le Mesurier Piggott
Norman Bird Group Captain Travers
Jeremy Lloyd 'Bonzo' Baines
John Forrest 'Grassy' Green
Jean Cadell Mrs MacDougall
Peter Myers Shaw
Ronnie Stevens Hankley
Ronald Leigh-Hunt (as Ronald Leigh Hunt) Clynes
Steve Plytas Luftwaffe Officer
John Ringham 'Plum' Pouding
Joseph Furst Luftwaffe Interrogator
Norman Shelley Sir Frederick Whittaker
Brian Oulton Tottington Scientist
Frederick Piper Tottington Scientist
Joan Haythorne Miss Rogers
Heidi Erich German Frau
Lesley Allen Secretary
Vincent Ball Higgins
Ed Devereaux Webber
Hugo De Vernier Swiss Commissioner
Ian R. Parsons Swiss Commissioner
John Herrington Swiss Commissioner
Nancy Nevinson German Frau
Godfrey Winn Self
John Huson Actor
Writing team
Jack Davies Writer
Henry Blyth Writer
Production team
Ken Annakin Director
Julian Wintle Producer
Leslie Parkyn Producer
Ralph Sheldon Editor
Harry Pottle Production Designer
Ernest Steward Director of Photography
Reg Owen Composer
Clive Reed 1st Assistant Director
Mark Hardy Floor Manager

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