Wake Me When the War Is Over (1969) (TV)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Gene Nelson

Writers:

Frank Peppiatt (written by) and
John Aylesworth (written by)

Release Date:

14 October 1969 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

During the latter days of WW2 an American Lieutenant (Berry), accidentally falls out of an airplane that he was on and falls into German territory...

Plot Keywords:

ABC Movie Of The Week | WWII

Cast

Ken Berry	...	Lt. Roger Carrington
Eva Gabor	...	Baroness Marlene
Werner Klemperer	...	Mayor Erich Mueller
Danielle De Metz	...	Eva
Hans Conried	...	Erhardt
Jim Backus	...	Colonel
Alan Hewitt
Woodrow Parfrey
Parley Baer	...	Erhardt's Butler
William Wintersole
Norbert Schiller
Jon Cedar
Ben Wright
Ted Gehring
Walter Janovitz		(as Walter Janowitz)

Runtime:

74 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Unrated

Company:

Thomas/Spelling Productions

Movie Connections:

Features "The Brady Bunch" (1969)

What a CUTE little TV Movie!

I received this movie in a pack called "50 all-star Movies" for $18 (45 cents each). This classic farce was a vehicle for a stable of TV sitcom stars to score some summer work. What a DELIGHT! Ken Berry (F-Troop / Mayberry RFD) as the Hapless American. Eva Gabor (Green Acres) as the scheming baroness. Werner Klemperer (Hogan's Heroes) as the jealous mayor. And a fine supporting TV cast including Hans Conried (Snidley Whiplash) and Jim Backus (Gilligans Island / Mr Magoo). OK, so the screwball twists don't reach the comic mastery of BLAZING SADDLES or BRINGING UP BABY, and the sets are definitely TV budget, but I said its a CUTE little movie, not Oscar material. If you find it in a dollar bin or a friend's DVD pile, by all means enjoy yourself some evening.