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Situation Hopeless... But Not Serious (1965)
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Release Date:
21 January 1966 (Finland) morePlot:
During World War II, two Americans are forced to bail out and parachute into a small German town. Herr Frick... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
better than I expected moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Alec Guinness | ... | Wilhelm Frick |
 | Mike Connors | ... | Sgt. Lucky Finder (as Michael Connors) |
 | Paul Dahlke | ... | Herr Neusel |
| Frank Wolff | ... | Quartermaster Sergeant |
| Mady Rahl | ... | Lissie |
| Anita Höfer | ... | Edeltraud |
| Elisabeth von Molo | ... | Wanda |
 | Robert Redford | ... | Captain Hank Wilson |
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97 minCountry:
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MonoFilming Locations:
Munich, Bavaria, GermanyMOVIEmeter: 
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Although most Americans have little knowledge of his work other than Star Wars, Alec Guinness produced an amazing body of work--particularly in the 1940s-1950s--ranging from dramas to quirky comedies. I particularly love his comedies, as they are so well-done and seem so natural and real on the screen--far different from the usual fare from Hollywood.
This movie stars Robert Redford and Mike Connors as two aviators who are shot down over Germany during WW2. They are captured by civilian Guinness who doesn't have the heart to turn them in to the Nazis. So what does he do? That's right--creates his own jail and keeps them himself!! The problem is, Guinness is a lonely man and grows to like having these prisoners in his life. So much that when the war ends, he doesn't tell them and keeps them! Where this weird movie goes from there is something you'll just have to see for yourself. However, for some inexplicable reason, this movie has been panned by many. I'm not sure why, as I enjoyed it and admire it for its originality.