Arms and the Man

Franz Peter Wirth

Helden

19581h 40mGerman

Accolades

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Synopsis

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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ComedyRomance

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Awards & Recognition

Award Recognition

1

Nominations

Nominated

Foreign Language Film · West Germany

Full award breakdown

1959

Academy Awards

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Foreign Language Film

West Germany

1959

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Cast

O.W. Fischer

O.W. Fischer

Hauptmann Bluntschli

Liselotte Pulver

Liselotte Pulver

Raina Petkoff

Ellen Schwiers

Ellen Schwiers

Louka

Jan Hendriks

Jan Hendriks

Leutnant Sergius Slivitzna

Ljuba Welitsch

Katharina

Kurt Kasznar

Kurt Kasznar

Major Petkoff

Manfred Inger

Manfred Inger

Nicola

Horst Tappert

Horst Tappert

Bulgarischer Offizier

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