Situation Hopeless — But Not Serious

Name: Situation Hopeless — But Not Serious
Genre: War, Comedy
Released: 1965-10-13
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Alec Guinness, Mike Connors, Robert Redford, Paul Dahlke, Mady Rahl

19651h 37m

War Comedy

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6.9

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

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StatusReleased

Release Date1965-10-13

DirectorGottfried Reinhardt

ScreenplaySilvia Reinhardt

MusicHarold Byrns

StudioParamount Pictures

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