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The Great Impostor
“Will the Real Fred Demara Please Stand Up??”
69%
Movie
1h 52m
AI Analysis
The Great Impostor (1960) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Great Impostor (1960) — a movie tagged as Comedy and Drama with funny moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: Fictionalized account of Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr., who stole or created fictional identities and worked in a variety of occupations, most quite successfully. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~112 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Great Impostor 69% (23 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
69%
from 23 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Fictionalized account of Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr., who stole or created fictional identities and worked in a variety of occupations, most quite successfully.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1960-12-23
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- TMDB rating
- 6.9
- TMDB ID
- 63887
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What is The Great Impostor about?
Fictionalized account of Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr., who stole or created fictional identities and worked in a variety of occupations, most quite successfully.
Is there an AI analysis for The Great Impostor?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie The Great Impostor?
The official runtime for The Great Impostor is approximately 112 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Tony Curtis
Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr. / Martin Donner / Dr. Gilbert / Ben. W. Stone / Dr. Joseph Mornay / Robert Boyd Hammnd

Karl Malden
Father Devlin

Edmond O'Brien
Capt. Glover - HMCS Cayuga

Arthur O'Connell
Warden J.B. Chandler

Gary Merrill
Pa Demara

Joan Blackman
Lt. Catherine Lacey

Raymond Massey
Abbott Donner

Robert Middleton
R.C. Brown

Jeanette Nolan
Ma Demara

Sue Ane Langdon
Eulalie Chandler

Larry Gates
Cardinal

Mike Kellin
Clifford Thompson

Frank Gorshin
Barney

Cindi Wood
WAC Lieutenant

Dick Sargent
Hotchkiss
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Robert Crawford Jr.
Fred Demara Jr. (as Robert Crawford)

Doodles Weaver
Farmer Hauling Fertilizer

Ward Ramsey
Lieutenant Commander Howard - HMCS Cayuga
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