Der Reserveheld

Feb 27, 1965

1h 19m

★ 7.0

Overview

The famous actor Ralf Horricht is a pain in his current director's butt while shooting a comedy about the army. So Horricht believes it a joke, when he receives an induction-order as reserve-officer... but the captain tries his best to make him realize this is no laughing matter.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme

Der Reserveheld Trailers

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Cast

Ralf Horricht

Rolf Herricht

Susanne

Marita Böhme

Hauptmann Hottas

Gerhard Rachold

Oberst

Günther Simon

Leutnant Malorti

Peer Jäger

Horst Jonischkan

Bodo Schmidt

Herbert Köfer

Wilhelm Gröhl

Fritz Mohr

Christoph Engel

Werner Röwekamp

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