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The Enemy General
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Wikipedia article
'The Enemy General' is a 1960 American drama war film directed by George Sherman and starring Van Johnson.
The film was shot on location in Europe.
Plot
The setting is World War II. An Office of Strategic Services agent, working with the French Resistance, ambushes a Nazi convoy with a high-ranking general, who escapes. Later they take him from a Nazi prison and smuggle him to England.
Cast
* Van Johnson as Allan Lemaire
* Jean-Pierre Aumont as Lionel Durand
* Dany Carrel as Lisette
* John Van Dreelen as Gen. Bruger
* Franoise Prvost as Nicole
* Hubert Nol as Claude
* Jacques Marin as Marceau
* Grard Landry as Navarre
* Edward Fleming as Sgt. Allen
* Paul Bonifas as Mayor
* Paul Muller as Maj. Zughoff
Novelization
A novelization of the screenplay was issued by Monarch Books in May, 1960about two months in advance of the film's release (as was often customary in the era). The by-line was given as "Dan Pepper & Max Gareth". Both names were pseudonyms. "Dan Pepper", also credited as co-screenwriter, was a joint pseudonym for Lou Morheim (who would become a noted screenwriter and producer under his own name) and American novelist Stuart James.
References
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