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Situation Hopeless... But Not Serious

6.919651h 37mMovieWarComedy

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

DirectorGottfried Reinhardt
WriterSilvia Reinhardt
ProducerGottfried Reinhardt

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Cast · Directed by Gottfried Reinhardt

AGAlec Guinness
Alec Guinness
Wilhelm Frick
MCMike Connors
Mike Connors
Sgt. Lucky Finder
RRRobert Redford
Robert Redford
Captain Hank Wilson
PDPaul Dahlke
Paul Dahlke
Herr Neusel
MRMady Rahl
Mady Rahl
Lissie
FWFrank Wolff
Frank Wolff
Quartermaster Sergeant
AHAnita Höfer
Anita Höfer
Edeltraud
EM
Elisabeth von Molo
Wanda
JB
John Briley
Sergeant (uncredited)
CRCarola Regnier
Carola Regnier
Senta (uncredited)

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