Arms and the Man (1958)
1h 40m
Running Time
November 20, 1958Release Date
Arms and the Man (1958)
1h 40m
Running Time
November 20, 1958Release Date
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.
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Cast & Crew.
O.W. Fischer
Hauptmann Bluntschli
Liselotte Pulver
Raina Petkoff
Ellen Schwiers
Louka
Jan Hendriks
Leutnant Sergius Slivitzna
Ljuba Welitsch
Katharina
Franz Peter Wirth
Director
Kurt Kasznar
Major Petkoff
George Bernard Shaw
Writer
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
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. It was also entered into the 1959 Cannes Film Festival.The film's sets were designed by the art director Hermann Warm. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich.