Wake Me When the War Is Over (1969)
1969 · Feature film · 74 min · dir. Gene Nelson
- Comedy
- War
- TV Movie
Synopsis
During the latter days of WWII an American Lieutenant accidentally falls out of an airplane into German territory. He is taken in by a Baroness who becomes smitten with him and doesn't want him to leave, so she doesn't tell him that the war has ended...for five years!
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Gene Nelson
- Writer
- John Aylesworth
- Composer
- Fred Steiner
- Cinematography
- Archie R. Dalzell
- Studio
- Thomas/Spelling Productions, ABC
- Released
- 1969-10-14
- Running time
- 74 minutes
Cast & crew
Gene Nelson Director
Ken Berry
Eva Gabor
Werner Klemperer
Danielle De Metz
Hans Conried
Jim Backus
Alan Hewitt
Woodrow Parfrey
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · what a fun little movie! · Freddie Jaye · 2008-05-31
I've heard of this one for years, but never had a chance to see it until now. Great download! Sure, the plot is implausible -- but only if you insist on taking the film seriously. It's a slapsticky comedy, so view it in that frame of mind, and you'll forgive all lapses in logic. Ken Berry plays the hapless soldier to perfection, and many other favorite sitcom stars...from the Dick Van Dyke Show, Green Acres,Barney Miller, Hogan's Heroes and others...pop up in various roles. There are plenty of laughs in this one, although I agree that the neo-Nazi indoctrination was pretty creepy. Also…
★★★★ · A Real Laugh · W. Lougee · 2008-04-01
For those of us who grew up on Green Acres, Mayberry RFD, Giligan's Island and Hogan's Heros, the movie is a delightful experience because it brings together many of my clasic TV friends. Not the best script, but the general plot is really quite funny. I enjoyed every minute of this one.
★★★★ · Where were they hiding this little gem? · Enricoilsporco · 2008-05-20
I can't understand why I never saw or even heard of this most amusing little comedy before. It has a star-studded cast very familiar to older viewers, and is, on the whole, well-scripted and directed. The hero, Roger, falls into a situation which many males would dream of, and there is a happy end to the satisfaction of all those involved. A few points marr this movie slightly. Most importantly, that the bilingual situation could have been made more realistic at times with a few well-placed subtitles, though when the "Colonel Klink" character talks English above the floorboards, but is heard…
★★★ · If you liked Green Acres... · Dark Moon · 2011-04-30
Like other reviewers have said, it's in the same genre. I always thought that the comedy of Hogan's Heroes and Andy of Mayberry were just a little bit more intelligent, though, and the Dick Van Dyke Show was head and heels above the rest. No, this film strikes me as being squarely in the same "lowest common denominator" sort of slapstick comedy genre as Gilligan's Island and Green Acres (and in this film, Eva plays her role in exactly the same way as in GA), and I never much enjoyed either of those two. (In fact, the only thing missing from the film is a laugh track to tell the audience when…
