Situation Hopeless -- But Not Serious

Jan 14 1966 Not Rated 1h 37m
Comedy, War

A lonely German clerk captures two American flyers and keeps them as prisoners in his basement long after WWII has ended. Director Gottfried Reinhardt's 1965 comedy stars Alec Guinness, Robert Redford and Michael Connors.

Plot

During World War II, two Americans are forced to bail out and parachute into a small German town. Herr Frick, being equal parts patriotic and lonely, keeps them as prisoners of war in his bomb shelter. While his prisoners go stir crazy, Herr Frick must decide if he's willing to lose their companionship by letting them know the war has ended.

Written by

Silvia Reinhardt, Jan Lustig, Robert Shaw

Directed by

Gottfried Reinhardt

Production Countries

United States of America, Germany

Production Companies

Paramount

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
512
Average Rating
5.9 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA