Wake Me When the War Is Over

Wake Me When the War Is Over
Wake Me When the War Is Over poster
Written by John Aylesworth
Frank Peppiatt
Directed by Gene Nelson
Starring Ken Berry
Eva Gabor
Werner Klemperer
Music by Fred Steiner
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
Production
Producer(s) Sidney Morse
Gene Nelson
Cinematography Archie R. Dalzell
Running time 74 minutes
Production company(s) Thomas-Spelling Productions
Distributor ABC
Release
Original release October 14, 1969

Wake Me When the War Is Over is a 1969 American made-for-television comedy film starring Ken Berry and Eva Gabor, and directed by Gene Nelson. It first aired as the ABC Movie of the Week on October 14, 1969.[1]

Plot

The film tells the story of Lieutenant Roger Carrington (Berry), a soldier fighting for the United States Army Air Forces during the closing days of World War II. After accidentally falling out of a plane and landing in German territory, he is hidden by a local baroness named Marlene (Gabor). Luckily, Marlene is against the Nazis, and sympathizes with Carrington, taking him under her wing to recover, and eventually falling in love with him.

Unfortunately, when World War II ends, Marlene realizes that Carrington will leave when he finds this out. Not wanting him to go yet, she decides not to tell him about the war ending so he will stay, and she manages to keep him with her for nearly five years. Around then is when Carrington convinces himself that it's his duty to continue fighting and he leaves Marlene's estate, not realizing he's now in a peacetime country. The only problem is, no one can tell him the war is over because no one around him speaks English including the Baroness' maid Eva who accompanies him.

The plot is similar to the 1965 film Situation Hopeless... But Not Serious.

Cast

References

  1. ↑ KEN BERRY: THE NEW KING OF THE RUBE TUBE Smith, Cecil. Los Angeles Times 30 Mar 1969: s2.


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