Arms and the Man (1958)
Helden
1865: Swiss captain Bluntschli fights as mercenary in the war between Bulgaria and Serbia. When his group's attacked by a few Bulgarian troopers, he learns that he's got the wrong ammunition for his cannon and has to flee. His flight leads him right into the bedroom of his enemy's fiancée.
- Date of release
- 1958-11-20
- TMDB
- 6.6 / 10 (12)
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
- Director
- Franz Peter Wirth
Casting
- O.W. Fischer — Hauptmann Bluntschli
- Liselotte Pulver — Raina Petkoff
- Ellen Schwiers — Louka
- Jan Hendriks — Leutnant Sergius Slivitzna
- Ljuba Welitsch — Katharina
- Kurt Kasznar — Major Petkoff
- Manfred Inger — Nicola
- Horst Tappert — Bulgarischer Offizier
- Hans Clarin — Serbischer Soldat
Interesting facts
- Based on: Arms and the Man
- Awards: 0 · Nominations: 2
Arms and the Man or Heroes is a 1958 West German historical comedy film directed by Franz Peter Wirth and based on the 1894 play of the same name by George Bernard Shaw.
Production
The film's sets were designed by the art director Hermann Warm. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich.
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