Arms and the Man (1958 film)
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Directed by | Franz Peter Wirth |
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Music by | Franz Grothe |
Cinematography | Klaus von Rautenfeld |
Edited by | Claus von Boro |
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Distributed by | Bavaria Film |
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100 minutes |
Country | West Germany |
Language | German |
Arms and the Man or Heroes (German: Helden) 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. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.[1] It was also entered into the 1959 Cannes Film Festival.[2]
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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Plot
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.
Cast
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- O. W. Fischer as Hauptmann Bluntschli
- Liselotte Pulver as Raina Petkoff
- Ellen Schwiers as Louka
- Jan Hendriks as Leutnant Sergius Slivitzna
- Ljuba Welitsch as Katharina
- Kurt Kasznar as Petkoff
- Manfred Inger as Nicola
- Horst Tappert
- Hans Clarin
See also
- List of submissions to the 31st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of German submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Helden at IMDb
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