Situation Hopeless... But Not Serious

Situation Hopeless... But Not Serious

1965 · 97 min · ★ 6.9 · War, Comedy

A lonely German clerk captures two American flyers and keeps them as prisoners in his basement long after WWII has ended.

Directed by Gottfried Reinhardt · Written by Silvia Reinhardt

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