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... note: I am unclear if you intend a movie where the "undercover" aspect is part of the story in the film or not.
Yes, undercover is a plot point. This is the right time period in Hollywood, however. I was unaware of this movie. Always open to anything with Guiness and/or Russell.
 

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This is the right time period in Hollywood, however. I was unaware of this movie.
I suspect that any movie from the past where a Caucasian actor gets some makeup to look like a different ethnicity is at a minimum going to get "the silent treatment" nowadays. Sad.
 
Let's take a side-step from hidden identity to mistaken identity.

The untimely death of a fly leads to the government apprehending the wrong man and the upending of a bureaucrat's life.
 

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The untimely death of a fly leads to the government apprehending the wrong man and the upending of a bureaucrat's life.

Brazil

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Nephew of murdered landowner comes to town in hopes of finding the killer ... and goes to work for a nearby rancher.
 

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Oooh ... crickets.

I hope you guys aren't reading the other threads in the Clownhouse. You might get more tips there ...
 

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... it's a relatively early entry from one of the absolute icons of the genre.
 
Okay since this is a bit more obscure it won't be as cryptic, but I just finished this and was blown away.
Unstable policeman, retired from the force, is called back into action. The only drawback is he sees people who aren't there.
 
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