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- 1961
- Approved
- Universal Pictures
- 1 h 53 m
- 1961
- Approved
- Universal Pictures
- 1 h 53 m
Summary Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr. is a versatile man who gets his kicks out of impersonating a marine, a monk, a navy surgeon and a prison warden, eventually getting in trouble with the law for it.
Directed By: Robert Mulligan
Written By: Robert Crichton, Liam O'Brien
- 1961
- Approved
- Universal Pictures
- 1 h 53 m
- 1961
- Approved
- Universal Pictures
- 1 h 53 m
The Great Impostor
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Summary Ferdinand Waldo Demara Jr. is a versatile man who gets his kicks out of impersonating a marine, a monk, a navy surgeon and a prison warden, eventually getting in trouble with the law for it.
Directed By: Robert Mulligan
Written By: Robert Crichton, Liam O'Brien
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 4 Critic Reviews
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75% Positive
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 4 Critic Reviews
66
75% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
25% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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The role is built for a tour-de-force performance, and Curtis delivers. [17 Sep 2000]
Before Frank Abagnale there was Ferdinand Demara, who also impersonated a doctor, among other roles -- not for financial gain but from a compulsion to have other lives. [03 Jan 2003]
An amusing, and occasionally fascinating, comedy-drama about the career of one of the most amazing—and likable—contemporary charlatans, Ferdinand W. Demara Jr.
Played for comedy, the film never quite works, and Curtis can't quite handle his role.
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Awards
Directors Guild of America, USA
• 1 Nomination
Laurel Awards
• 1 Nomination
