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The Great Impostor

The Great Impostor

Will the Real Fred Demara Please Stand Up??

19606.91h 52mNR

Overview

Fictionalized account of Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr., who stole or created fictional identities and worked in a variety of occupations, most quite successfully.

Directed by Robert Mulligan
Written by Liam O'Brien, Robert Crichton
Produced by Robert Arthur
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Top Cast

Tony Curtis

Tony Curtis

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

Karl Malden

Karl Malden

Father Devlin

Edmond O'Brien

Edmond O'Brien

Capt. Glover - HMCS Cayuga

Arthur O'Connell

Arthur O'Connell

Warden J.B. Chandler

Gary Merrill

Gary Merrill

Pa Demara

Joan Blackman

Joan Blackman

Lt. Catherine Lacey

Raymond Massey

Raymond Massey

Abbott Donner

Robert Middleton

Robert Middleton

R.C. Brown

Jeanette Nolan

Jeanette Nolan

Ma Demara

Sue Ane Langdon

Sue Ane Langdon

Eulalie Chandler

About The Great Impostor

The Great Impostor is a comedy, drama film released in 1960. Directed by Robert Mulligan, it stars Tony Curtis, Karl Malden, Edmond O'Brien. Fictionalized account of Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr., who stole or created fictional identities and worked in a variety of occupations, most quite successfully.

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