Wake Me When the War Is Over

Oct 14, 1969

1h 14m

★ 5.0

Overview

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!

Genres

Comedy

War

TV Movie

Production Companies

Thomas/Spelling Productions

ABC

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Cast

Lt. Roger Carrington

Ken Berry

Baroness Marlene

Eva Gabor

Maj. Erich Mueller

Werner Klemperer

Eva Klein

Danielle De Metz

Prof. Herman Erhardt

Hans Conried

Colonel

Jim Backus

Koenig

Alan Hewitt

Schneider

Woodrow Parfrey

Erhardt's Butler

Parley Baer

Klaus

William Wintersole

Norbert Schiller

Flarger

Jon Cedar

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