Almost a Hero
Almost a Hero
1967, German. Directed by Rainer Erler.
Towards the end of World War II, the fictitious French mountain village of Molinette is occupied by German troops. Because of sleep aid, served by his French girlfriend Hélène, the German corporal Karl Küppers misses the departure of his company to Russia. With the help of the purposeful Frenchwoman he becomes Ortskommandant.
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Rainer ErlerDirector
- Martin HeldKarl Küppers
- Pascale PetitHélène
- Hans TerofalBruckmeyer
- Rudolf SchündlerHauptmann
- Fred C. SiebeckOberzahlmeister
- Henny AlmaNinette, die kleine Tochter
- Vladimir MedarBürgermeister
- Vladimir LeibPfarrer
- Ernst RonneckerMundharmonikaspieler
- Antun NalisCast
- Relja BašićCast
- Lilo ShickCast
Details
- Released
- 21 August 1967
- Original title
- Fast ein Held
- Country
- Germany, Yugoslavia
- Written by
- Werner P. Zibaso, Rainer Erler
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Almost a Hero runs 94 minutes (1h 34m).
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Almost a Hero isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 21 August 1967. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Almost a Hero?
Almost a Hero (1967) was directed by Rainer Erler and stars Martin Held, Pascale Petit, Hans Terofal.