Synopsis
A lonely German clerk captures two American flyers and keeps them as prisoners in his basement long after WWII has ended.
Movie Information
- Director
- Gottfried Reinhardt
- Writers
- Silvia Reinhardt
- Release Year
- 1965
- Runtime
- 97 minutes
- Genre
- War, Comedy
- Language
- EN
- Country
- Germany, United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (8 votes)
Top Cast
Alec Guinness
Wilhelm Frick
Mike Connors
Sgt. Lucky Finder
Robert Redford
Captain Hank Wilson
Paul Dahlke
Herr Neusel
Mady Rahl
Lissie
Frank Wolff
Quartermaster Sergeant
Anita Höfer
Edeltraud
Elisabeth von Molo
Wanda
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