War ·Comedy · Germany · 1965 · 1h 37m

Situation Hopeless — But Not Serious

Situation Hopeless — But Not Serious poster
Director
Gottfried Reinhardt
Cast
Alec Guinness as Wilhelm Frick Mike Connors as Sgt. Lucky Finder Robert Redford as Captain Hank Wilson Paul Dahlke as Herr Neusel Mady Rahl as Lissie Frank Wolff as Quartermaster Sergeant
Crew
Kurt Hasse — Director of Photography Walter Boos — Editor Harold Byrns — Original Music Composer Silvia Reinhardt — Screenplay Robert Shaw — Novel Gottfried Reinhardt — Producer
Synopsis

A lonely German clerk captures two American flyers and keeps them as prisoners in his basement long after WWII has ended.

Key Collaborators
Gottfried Reinhardt Director Kurt Hasse Director of Photography Walter Boos Editor Harold Byrns Original Music Composer Silvia Reinhardt Screenplay Robert Shaw Novel Gottfried Reinhardt Producer Ilse Dubois Costume Design
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