Comedy ·Romance · Germany · 1958 · 1h 40m

Arms and the Man

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Director
Franz Peter Wirth
Cast
O.W. Fischer as Hauptmann Bluntschli Liselotte Pulver as Raina Petkoff Ellen Schwiers as Louka Jan Hendriks as Leutnant Sergius Slivitzna Ljuba Welitsch as Katharina Kurt Kasznar as Major Petkoff
Crew
Klaus von Rautenfeld — Director of Photography Claus von Boro — Editor George Bernard Shaw — Writer Eberhard Keindorff — Writer Johanna Sibelius — Writer Peter Goldbaum — Producer
Synopsis

1865: Swiss captain Bluntschli fights as mercenary in the war between Bulgaria and Serbia. When his group's attacked by a few Bulgarian troopers, he learns that he's got the wrong ammunition for his cannon and has to flee. His flight leads him right into the bedroom of his enemy's fiancée.

Key Collaborators
Franz Peter Wirth Director Klaus von Rautenfeld Director of Photography Claus von Boro Editor George Bernard Shaw Writer Eberhard Keindorff Writer Johanna Sibelius Writer Peter Goldbaum Producer Harry R. Sokal Producer Hermann Warm Production Design Herbert Ploberger Costume Design
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