

Situation Hopeless... But Not Serious
1965, English. Directed by Gottfried Reinhardt.
A lonely German clerk captures two American flyers and keeps them as prisoners in his basement long after WWII has ended.
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 13 October 1965
- Country
- Germany, United States of America
- Written by
- Silvia Reinhardt
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Situation Hopeless... But Not Serious runs 97 minutes (1h 37m).
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If you liked Situation Hopeless... But Not Serious, try What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?, Oh! What a Lovely War, Shoulder Arms.
Who directed Situation Hopeless... But Not Serious?
Situation Hopeless... But Not Serious (1965) was directed by Gottfried Reinhardt and stars Alec Guinness, Mike Connors, Robert Redford.