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The Square Peg
65%
Movie
1h 29m
AI Analysis
The Square Peg (1958) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Square Peg (1958) — a movie tagged as War and Comedy with funny and epic moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: Norman Pitkin and Mr Grimsdale are council workmen mending the road outside an Army base when they come into conflict with the military. Shortly afterwards, they get drafted and fall into the clutches of the Sergeant they have just bested. They are sent to France to repair roads in front of the Allied advance but ge… Our models also surface themes such as ai and war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~89 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Square Peg 65% (33 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
65%
from 33 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Norman Pitkin and Mr Grimsdale are council workmen mending the road outside an Army base when they come into conflict with the military. Shortly afterwards, they get drafted and fall into the clutches of the Sergeant they have just bested. They are sent to France to repair roads in front of the Allied advance but get captured. Pitkin takes advantage of a useful similarity to impersonate General Schreiber and manages to return a hero
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1958-12-04
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- TMDB rating
- 6.5
- TMDB ID
- 38364
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What is The Square Peg about?
Norman Pitkin and Mr Grimsdale are council workmen mending the road outside an Army base when they come into conflict with the military. Shortly afterwards, they get drafted and fall into the clutc... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for The Square Peg?
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How long is the movie The Square Peg?
The official runtime for The Square Peg is approximately 89 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Norman Wisdom
Private Norman Pitkin / General Otto Schreiber
Honor Blackman
Junior Commander Lesley Cartland
Edward Chapman
Private Wilfred Grimsdale
Campbell Singer
Sergeant Loder
Hattie Jacques
Gretchen
Brian Worth
Henri Le Blanc
Terence Alexander
Captain Wharton
- J
John Warwick
Colonel Layton
- A
Arnold Bell
General Hunt
- V
Victor Beaumont
Jogenkraut
André Maranne
Jean-Claude
Frank Williams
Captain Ford
- E
Eddie Leslie
Medical Officer
Richard Marner
German Officer
John G. Heller
German Officer at Gatepost
Roger Avon
Workman (uncredited)
- W
William Baskiville
German Officer (uncredited)
- J
Jim Beasley
British Solider (uncredited)
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