Also, would have been a truer fit to the role, having been a Lt. Col. in the British Commandoes during WWII.
I’m watching The Game on BBC America. I like that style very much.
Ironically, as a young lieutenant out of Sandhurst, Niven was posted to Malta where he became friends with Roy Urquhart, who would later be portrayed in, "A Bridge Too Far," by....
...Sean Connery.