The Secret War Of Harry Frigg

Often lambasted by the critics for his comedic work, Paul Newman is somewhat successful in this uneven WW II comedy playing Harry Frigg, a private whose ability to break out of Army stockades earns him a special assignment and a temporary promotion to major general. Five Allied generals (Bosley, Duggan, Gray, Roux, and Williams) are being held in a villa by the Italians under the not-so-watchful eye of colonel Scotti, and Frigg is sent to engineer their escape. He drags his feet, though, when he becomes involved with the beautiful owner of the villa, Koscina. The escape is delayed further because the generals don't want to disrupt Scotti's promotion ceremonies. The...