Review of The Secret War of Harry Frigg (1968) by Éowyn A — 07 Mar 2009

A funny war movie that worth a watch for Newman fans.

This review of The Secret War of Harry Frigg (1968) was written by Éowyn A on 07 Mar 2009.

The Secret War of Harry Frigg has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Emanuel Levy (2,948) for EmanuelLevy.Com (2,771) on 28 Jul 2009

Paul Newman is miscast in this potentially funny farce, which doesn't live up to its gimmicky title…

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By Herby R (2) on 27 Apr 2017

I love this film. One of my favorites from Paul Newman…

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By Variety Staff (1,156) for Variety (12,700) on 16 Jun 2008

Strong story premise, excellent supporting cast and generally good dialog work to smooth over sometimes static direction and sluggish pacing…

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By Hannah M (863) on 19 Jan 2009

This movie was a lot of fun for being a war movie…

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By Senor C (647) on 30 Jan 2012

I think a lot of 'respectable' critics shit on this movie too heavily. Because of that I was excepting the worse…

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By William W (979) on 04 Apr 2012

I really liked this light hearted war film. It's a pretty basic story line but one that works rather well…

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