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Situation Hopeless... But Not Serious

1965-10-131h 37mWar / Comedy6.9/10TMDB · 8 votes

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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Directed byGottfried Reinhardt

Original languageEnglish

Original release1965-10-13

ProductionGermany, United States of America

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Mady RahlLissie

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Anita HöferEdeltraud Elisabeth von MoloWanda John BrileySergeant (uncredited)Carola RegnierSenta (uncredited)

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