On the Double

On the Double

You'll double up laughing when you see Mr. Fun On The Run!

1961 · 92 min · ★ 7.0 · War, Comedy

American GI Ernie Williams, admittedly weak-kneed, has an uncanny resemblance to British Colonel MacKenzie. Williams, also a master of imitation and disguise, is asked to impersonate the Colonel, ostensibly to allow the Colonel to make a secret trip East. What Williams is not told is that the Colonel has recently been a target of assassins. After the Colonel's plane goes down, the plan changes and Williams maintains the disguise to confuse the Nazis about D-Day.

Directed by Melville Shavelson · Written by Melville Shavelson

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